Unusual foraging behaviour of a White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus

Derek Engelbrecht

doi:10.15641/bo.116

Unusual foraging behaviour of a White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus

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Derek Engelbrecht

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https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.116

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Although foraging of plovers is usually considered to be a stereotypical /"run-stop-peck" activity (Urban 1986), various other forms of obtaining prey have been recorded. These include probing (Piersma 1996), hawking (Urban 1986) and foot-trembling (Steyn 1966).

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2011-01-31

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Vol 2 (2011)

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Unusual foraging behaviour of a White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus. (2011). Biodiversity Observations, 6-8. https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.116

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