Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Common Dotterel, Dotterel, Mountain Dotterel
Old scientific name(s): Eudromias morinellus

Photographs

Maasvlakte, Netherlands - Apr 29, 2003 © Bas de Bruijn  Netherlands - 2003 © Ben van den Broek  Ile dOuessant, Finistère, Bretagne, France - May 10, 2005 © Aurélien Audevard  Ile dOuessant, Finistère, Bretagne, France - May 10, 2005 © Aurélien Audevard  Ile dOuessant, Finistère, Bretagne, France - Sep 13, 2005 © Aurélien Audevard 
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Range

Ex. n. Palearctic and mountain ranges in s. Europe and c. Asia;
Fragmented distribution;
N. Europe from Scotland and Scandinavia e. across n. Russia (Arctic is.) and n. Siberia to the Chokotski Peninsula and Anadyrland. Mountains of c. Europe. S. Siberia in the Altai and Lake Baikal region, n. Mongolia s. to nw. China (nw. Sinkiang). W. and n. Alaska from Barrow s. to the Seward Peninsula and St. Lawrence Is.
Migrant at Hortobagy National Park, Hungary.
Winters in the Mediterranean regions and Iran.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

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

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