 Cute bird Egyptian Plover
The Egyptian Plover is a wader, also called Crocodile Bird for its symbiotic relationship with crocodiles. According to a story dating to Herodotus, the plovers fly into crocodiles' mouths so as to feed on bits of decaying meat that are lodged between the crocodiles' teeth. Egyptian Plover is a localised resident in tropical sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds on sandbars in large rivers. It is a striking and unmistakable species. It is a very tame bird found in pairs or small groups near water. The call is a high-pitched krrr-krrr-krrr.
| Latin name: | Pluvianus aegyptius |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Also Called: | Crocodile Bird | | Size: | 8 inches (20 cm) | International names: |
 Krokodilwachter (Dutch) |
 Krokotiilinvartija (Finnish) |
 Pluvian Fluviatile (French) |
 Rosenköpfchen (German) |
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