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Dromas ardeola
Drome Drome (dr[=o]m), n. [F., fr. Gr. droma`s running. See Dromedary.] (Zo["o]l.) The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher.

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- The crab-plover or crab plover (Dromas ardeola) is a coastal wader (s****bird). It is the only member of the genus Dromas and the family Dromadidae. It...
- decomposes, keeping the eggs warm until hatching. The crab-plover (Dromas ardeola), which lives on the coasts and islands of the Indian Ocean, lets its...
- Name Binomial Subspecies Status IUCN Crab-plover Dromas ardeola Least concern...
- parental care in a burrow nesting tropical s****bird, the crab plover Dromas ardeola. Journal of Avian Biology 39 (5):484–486 Athanasiadou, Dimitra; Jiang...
- water-birds include the world's largest breeding colony of Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola), and the surrounding sea is major nursery for many commercial fish...
- partially webbed feet, and a bill designed for eating crabs. Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae Glareolidae is a family...
- White-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus – W Family Dromadidae Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola – W Family: Glareolidae Jerdon's courser, Rhinoptilus bitorquatus –...
- partially webbed feet, and a bill designed for eating crabs. Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae Glareolidae is a family...
- Common name Binomial Comments Crab-plover Dromas ardeola...
- partially webbed feet, and a bill designed for eating crabs. Crab-plover, Dromas ardeola Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae Glareolidae is a family...