African Bird Club

St Helena Plover (Wirebird) - Adult

Photographer

» Beau Rowlands

Location

» Broad Bottom Mill Farm, St Helena

Country image taken

» Saint Helena

Date

» May, 1991

Equipment

» Pentax SFXn and Fuji ASA 100 slide film

Bird Species

»Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae - St. Helena Plover

Bird Species (French)

»Pluvier de Sainte-Helène

Bird Family

»Charadriidae - Plovers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Critically Endangered

Remarks

» This species is endemic to the island of St Helena. The photo was taken in heavy rain.