Plovers (Charadriidae)
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) - HBW 3, p. 440
French: Pluvier à face noire
German: Schwarzstirn-Regenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Frentinegro
Other common names: Black-fronted Plover
Taxonomy: Charadrius melanops Vieillot, 1818, New South Wales.
Often included in genus Charadrius. Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adults foraging and interacting Locality Fyshwick Sewage Ponds, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 19 November 2011 11 weeks ago 40 sec 4.7 -
Nest in a carpark. Locality Uriarra Crossing, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 22 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 48 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird bobbing its head Locality Magazine Road wetlands, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 31 August 2007 4 years ago 6 sec 4.3 -
Two birds feeding on mud, one using its foot to detect prey Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 7 April 2006 5 years ago 17 sec 4.2 -
A lateral view of an adult bird standing Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 31 August 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 4.1 -
A bird walking at waters edge Locality Mareeba Wetland, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 22 October 2006 5 years ago 58 sec 4.1
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bird on ground
Locality Wynnum, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 September 2011 18 weeks ago 4.7 -
Composite photo of broken-wing distraction display
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.2 -
An adult bird walking in shallow water.
Locality Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 1 October 2011 18 weeks ago 4 -
A pair and a juvenile were seen on the Oreti River, north of Invercargill. Only a very small number have been seen this far sou
Locality Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 7 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.9 -
A pair and a juvenile were seen on the Oreti River, north of Invercargill. Only a very small number have been seen this far sout
Locality Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 7 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7 -
Adult bird foraging at water's edge
Locality Lake Monger, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Clive Nealon 13 January 2011 9 weeks ago 3.5
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