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Revision as of 07:54, 11 June 2012

Anarhynchus frontalis
Photo by tf1044x
Location - New Zealand
Photo by Roy 191


Identification

A small, drab shorebird with white underbody and grey upperparts. Grey eyeline, white supercilliary extending to forehead. Partial (summer) or full (winter, breeding) dark grey collar. Black legs. Most distinctive feature unique among bird species in the world, is the dark, sharp bill that curves to the side.

Distribution

Endemic to New Zealand: breeds in northern river beds on South Island; winters on North Island.

Population This is a very uncommon bird, with a population of only around 5000 individuals. It can be reliably found during the southern hemisphere winter (May-Aug) at the Miranda Sanctuary at the Firth of Thames, south of Auckland, (North Island).

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

Habitat

Coastal mudflats.

Behaviour

Always in flocks. Similar to other tidal flat plovers, it forages in the mud in large groups that often fly en masse when alarmed, often returning often to the same area to continue feeding. Often stands on one leg.

The diet includes sandhoppers, mudworms, etc.

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