Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
Least ConcernAves · Charadriiformes · Pluvianidae
About
The Egyptian plover, also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. It occurs in a band across Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and south to parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It no longer occurs in Egypt. The species was formerly placed with the pratincoles and coursers in the family, Glareolidae, but is now regarded as the sole member of its own monotypic family Pluvianidae.
Fun Fact
The species is one of several plovers doubtfully associated with the "trochilus" bird mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus in a supposed cleaning symbiosis with the Nile crocodile.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Eats invertebrates such as worms, molluscs, aquatic insects and small flies.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance