#pluvianidae

[herpsandbirds]

Crocodile Bird aka Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), family Pluvianidae, order Charadriiformes, West Africa

There is an ancient belief that this bird cleans the mouths of crocodiles, but this behavior has actually never been documented.

photograph by Abdoulie Ndure

[podartists]

Krokodilwächter, Pluvianus aegyptius | Die Vögel (1913) | Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) | Biodiversity Heritage Library

[aesthetic-birds]

Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)

© Rodney Baker

[herpsandbirds]

Crocodile Bird aka Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), family Pluvianidae, order Charadriiformes, found in a belt across central Africa

There is an ancient belief that this bird cleans the mouths of crocodiles, but this behavior has actually never been documented.

photographs by Luc Viatour

[herpsandbirds]

Crocodile Bird aka Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), family Pluvianidae, order Charadriiformes, West Africa

There is an ancient belief that this bird cleans the mouths of crocodiles, but this behavior has actually never been documented.

photograph by Jim Oostvogels