Egyptian plover Egyptian plover The Egyptian plover ("Pluvianus aegyptius"), also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus "Pluvianus". Formerly placed in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae, it is now regarded as the sole member of its own monotypic family Pluvianidae. The species is one of several plovers doubtfully associated with the "trochilus" bird mentioned in a supposed cleaning symbiosis with the Nile crocodile. The Egyptian plover is a striking and unmistakable species. The 19–21 cm long adult has a black crown, back, eye-mask and breast band. The rest of the head is white. The
Plover, Iowa Plover, Iowa Plover is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 77 at the 2010 census. Plover was platted in 1883, soon after the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad was built through that territory. The railroad president named the town after the plover bird. Plover is located at (42.878058, -94.622648). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 77 people, 34 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were