Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Wrybill

Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis

Described by: Quoy; Gaimard (1830)
Alternate common name(s): Wrybill Plover
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Miranda, North Island, New Zealand - Jan, 2005 © Tom Tarrant  Miranda, North Island, New Zealand - Jan, 2005 © Tom Tarrant 
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Range

New Zealand;
Breeds on South Island (Canterbury District and n. Otago).
Winters mainly along the coasts of North Island (Miranda).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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