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Order Charadriiformes

Family Pluvianidae

Egyptian Plover

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General

Traditionally placed within Glareolidae; phylogenetic data confirm its distinctiveness, and indicate that it is distant from that family, being sister to the plover and oystercatcher/stilt/avocet clades#R.

1 genus, 1 species, 1 taxon.

Systematics

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Morphological Aspects

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Habitat

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General Habits

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Voice

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Food and Feeding

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Breeding

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Movements

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Relationship with Man

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Status and Conservation

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Species list

List of species of the Egyptian Plover (Pluvianidae) family. Each species provides information on taxonomy, descriptive notes, voice, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation and bibliography.

1. Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)

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Recommended citation

(2019). Egyptian Plover (Pluvianidae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/467069 on 20 February 2019).