WoRMS taxon details
Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818
212613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212613)
accepted
Species
marine
Description Length: 16-18 cm. Plumage: above brown or rufous brown; below white tinged buffy or tawny; faint rufous patches on sides of...
Description Length: 16-18 cm. Plumage: above brown or rufous brown; below white tinged buffy or tawny; faint rufous patches on sides of chest; forehead white continuous with superciliary stripe; forecrown black; thin black line through eye. Immature paler brown above, pure white below; no black band on forehead . Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black; feet and legs black or grey. Habitat: sandy beaches of both marine and inland waters. Breeds in eastern Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2018). Charadrius marginatus Vieillot, 1818. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212613 on 2018-04-25
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basis of record
Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien
From other sources
Description Length: 16-18 cm. Plumage: above brown or rufous brown; below white tinged buffy or tawny; faint rufous patches on sides of chest; forehead white continuous with superciliary stripe; forecrown black; thin black line through eye. Immature paler brown above, pure white below; no black band on forehead . Bare parts: iris dark brown; bill black; feet and legs black or grey. Habitat: sandy beaches of both marine and inland waters. Breeds in eastern Africa. <389><391><393> [details]Remark Forms a superspecies with C. alexandrinus [details]