Family
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianidae
1 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Charadriiformes
The Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. It occurs in a band across Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and south to parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite the name, it no longer occurs in Egypt.
Species in this family
- Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius