Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris Vieillot, 1818 — also called African Three-banded Plover, treble-banded plover. Occurrence records of the Three-banded Plover are shared on GBIF from around 91 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 802 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCharadriidae

91reserves with records

15 770records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	2 802
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 473
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	1 285
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	786
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	707
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	581
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	545
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	480
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	401
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	390
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	380
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	363
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	362
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	339
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	267
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	262
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	229
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	229
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	223
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	189
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	182
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	178
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	155
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	149
Mapungubwe National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	144
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	131
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	126
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	123
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	114
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	113
Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	108
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	94
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	94
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	92
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	90
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	86
Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	85
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	84
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	83
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	77
Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	66
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	57
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	57
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	54
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	53
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	49
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	49
Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	48
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	45
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	45
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	44
Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	42
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	35
eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	35
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	34
Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	33
Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	33
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	32
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	31
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	30

and 31 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 32 reserves
Eastern Cape: 16 reserves
Limpopo: 11 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 8 reserves
Mpumalanga: 7 reserves
North West: 6 reserves
Gauteng: 5 reserves
Free State: 4 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Scientific name: Charadrius tricollaris
GBIF taxon: 2480325
Wikidata: Q121596

More of the Charadriidae family

Blacksmith Lapwing Crowned Lapwing African Wattled Lapwing White-fronted Plover Kittlitz's Plover Common Ringed Plover Grey Plover Black-winged Lapwing Senegal Lapwing White-crowned Lapwing

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.