Chestnut-banded Plover (Charadrius pallidus) female with eggs on the nest in a natural hollow in a rock , Kliphoek Salt Pans, Berg River estuary, Vel

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Chestnut-banded Plover (Charadrius pallidus) female with eggs on the nest in a natural hollow in a rock , Kliphoek Salt Pans, Berg River estuary, Velddrif, Western Cape, South Africa. This bird is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List

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Photo credit: © MLC Biodiversity / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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