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– The St. Helena Plover feeds mainly on ground-living insects such as beetles and caterpillars, usually caught by running, stop and grabbing the prey with the bill. It spends up to 60% of the day in foraging, and especially in the early morning and the late afternoon.

– The bird is similar in appearance to the Kittlitz’s plover of sub-Saharan Africa, but is rather larger. It is the national bird of St Helena and has been depicted on the country’s coins.

– n 2016, the population had recovered to about 560 mature individuals, from a previous minimum of less than 200 in 2006; consequently, the species was downlisted to Vulnurable from its previous assessment of Critically Endangered.