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[[Image:IMG 5726bo.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|IanF|IanF}} <br />Danby Beacon, North [[Yorkshire]] Moors, [[UK]], May 2009]] | [[Image:IMG 5726bo.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|IanF|IanF}} <br />Danby Beacon, North [[Yorkshire]] Moors, [[UK]], May 2009]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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The nest is a bare ground scrape. Two to four eggs are incubated by the male who also cares for the young. | The nest is a bare ground scrape. Two to four eggs are incubated by the male who also cares for the young. | ||
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| − | {{GSearch|Charadrius | + | {{GSearch|"Eudromias morinellus" {{!}} "Charadrius morinellus" {{!}} "Eurasian Dotterel"}} |
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http://www.alifeattheshoreline.com/2013/06/the-making-of-dotterel-portrait.html | http://www.alifeattheshoreline.com/2013/06/the-making-of-dotterel-portrait.html | ||
Latest revision as of 13:56, 2 January 2024
- Eudromias morinellus
Charadrius morinellus
Identification
- Chestnut breast
- White border above
- Black belly
- Brown back
- White supercilium
- Yellow legs
- Short black bill
- Female brighter than male
Distribution
Breeds in western Alaska and northern Palearctic; winters northern Africa to western Iran.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Eudromias vs. Charadrius
One authority (Sibley & Monroe, 1996) places Eurasian Dotterel (morinellus) in the monotypic genus Eudromias. However, most others place it within Charadrius and the Opus follows in this consensus.
Habitat
Tundra and mountain areas; winters in semi desert.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a bare ground scrape. Two to four eggs are incubated by the male who also cares for the young.
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, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eurasian Dotterel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eurasian_Dotterel
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
http://www.alifeattheshoreline.com/2013/06/the-making-of-dotterel-portrait.html
