Alternative name: Shore Dotterel
- Thinornis novaeseelandiae
Charadrius novaeseelandiae
Identification
- Black forehead, sides of face, throat and collar
- White band around the forehead
- Dark grey crown and upper body
- White underparts
- Short, orange-red bill
- Orange legs
Sexes similar, though black areas are brown in female
Distribution
Rangitara Island (Chatham Islands off New Zealand).
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- T. n. novaeseelandiae: Rangitara Island (Chatham Islands, off New Zealand); formerly much more widespread in New Zealand
- T. n. rossii: formerly Auckland Islands (extinct, known from one specimen)
Habitat
Coastal rock platforms and salt marshland.
Behaviour
Breeding
Nests are well hidden amongst vegetation or between boulders. The 2-3 eggs are incubated by both parents.
Diet
The diet includes crustaceans, spiders, molluscs and insects, which are foraged from the sea-shore at low tide.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Shore Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Shore_Plover
External Links
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