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 |  | Scientific name: Vanellus tricolor
Size: 25 - 29cm
Status: Common
Diet: Insects, seeds, and green shoots.
Habitat: Open plains and arid grasslands.
Breeding: Four eggs are laid July to December often after local rain.
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| | Banded Plover
/Banded+Plover/$File/Banded+Plover.jpg) Lives in groups of up to 12 birds during the year, separates into pairs at the onset of the breeding season. |