Ring-necked Plover
The Interrupted Plover, scientific name Charadrius alexandrinus, is a shorebird living throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
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It is a shorebird, part of the Charadriidae family and the Charadriiformes order.
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He is recognizable by his black or brown head (depending on gender), brown back, white neck and interrupted collar.
In the Interrupted Plover, it is possible to recognize the female from the male. Indeed, the male has the top of the black crown, while that of the female is beige.
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The Interrupted Plover feeds mainly on invertebrates that it finds in the mud.
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He lives mainly in salt marshes and close to the sea.
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It nests in pairs, on the ground, on the sand. It lays 3 eggs, once or twice a year.
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It is a rather talkative species.
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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.
2 Collared Plover adult transitive plumage, at the bottom of the image and a large Plover at the top of the image.
3 ring-necked plover eggs