Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Red-breasted Dotterel

Red-breasted Dotterel Charadrius obscurus

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): New Zealand Plover, Red-breasted Plover, New Zealand Dotterel
Old scientific name(s): Pluvialis obscura, Charadrius obscura, Pluviorhynchus obscurus

Photographs

Waipu, North Island, New Zealand - Jan, 2005 © Tom Tarrant  Miranda, North Island, New Zealand - Sep 12, 2004 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand - Sep 27, 2004 © Jan Hartog 
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Range

New Zealand;
Two widely separated populations;
(1) N. North Island from Aukland e. to Bay of Plenty and adjacent is.
(2) S. South Island and Stewart Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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