Plovers (Charadriidae)
Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) - HBW 3, p. 434
French: Pluvier à double collier
German: Doppelband-Regenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Bicinchado
Other common names: Banded/Double-banded Dotterel
Taxonomy: Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby, 1827, New South Wales.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bicinctus Jardine & Selby, 1827 - New Zealand and Chatham Is; winters to S & E Australia, Tasmania, Norfolk I and Lord Howe I, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.
- exilis Falla, 1978 - Auckland Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female in breeding plumage. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 39 weeks ago 22 sec 4 -
Female on nest, changes position. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2008 3 years ago 36 sec 4 -
Female returning to nest, then close up of head. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2008 3 years ago 26 sec 4 -
A non-breeding plumaged bird feeding and stretching, then preening Locality Congo Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp bicinctus)
Nick Talbot 1 March 2005 4 years ago 12 sec 4 -
Female walking towards camera, then feigning injury. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2008 3 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
Male in breeding plumage on shingle beach. Two calls heard, contact call whilst walking forward and flight call soon after take Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2008 3 years ago 27 sec 3.6
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New Zealand Banded Dotterel
Locality Gore, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 7 October 2010 15 weeks ago 4.4 -
Banded Dotterel, an abundant endemic bird of New Zealand.
Locality Gore, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 18 September 2011 14 weeks ago 4.2 -
A Banded Dotterel sitting on nest on a river bank, Southland, New Zealand
Locality Gore, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 11 September 2011 15 weeks ago 3.9 -
Double-banded Plover in non breeding plumage
Locality Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand
David Taylor 1 May 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
Double-baded Dotterel in non breeding plumage
Locality Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand
David Taylor 1 May 2010 1 year ago 3.2 -
Double-banded Plover in non breeding plumage
Locality Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand
David Taylor 1 May 2009 1 year ago 3
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