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Family Name : Dromadidae

Common Name : Crab Plover      -       Scientific Name : Dromas ardeola ‹‹ Go Back
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Image title
: Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp D. ardeola resident in Northern & North-western Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Erukkilampiddi bay, Mannar
Date
: 15th January 2006
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED 82 and Nikon coolpix 7900
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Image title
: Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp D ardeola resident in Northern & North-western Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults and immatures (with no hind neck markings)
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 17th January 2010
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED 82 and Nikon coolpix P6000
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Image title
: Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp D ardeola resident Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kiran Kumaranayagam
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 2nd February 2
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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Image title
: Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp D ardeola resident in Northern Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Talaimannar
Date
: 15th January 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with canon 100-400 zoom lens
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Image title
: Crab Plover   Dromas ardeola
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp D. ardeola resident in Northern & North-western Sri Lanka
Red data status
: Endangered
Photographer
: Iroshan Rupasinghe
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 2018.12.25
Equipment
: Canon 7D Mark ii + Canon 100-400 IS ii
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