St. Helena Plover

Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae

Vulnerable

The St. Helena Plover is a shorebird of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Charadriidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

St. Helena Plover Range — Resident or seasonal range in St. Helena in the South Atlantic

Population

≈ 500-1K

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