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 bird in non breeding plumage, walking on a beach, close to other individuals. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 42 sec 4.3 -
Female on nest, changes position. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2008 4 years ago 36 sec 4.2 -
An adult bird in transitional plumage resting on a beach and walking away. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 35 sec 4.1 -
An adult bird in breeding plumage feeding on an estuary. Locality Manawatu River Estuary, North Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 36 sec 4 -
A moulting bird standing and walking on one leg, on a beach. Locality Manawatu River Estuary, North Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
A juvenile feeding on an estuary. Locality Manawatu River Estuary, North Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 24 sec 4
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New Zealand Banded Dotterel
Locality Gore, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 7 October 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Banded Dotterel, an abundant endemic bird of New Zealand.
Locality Gore, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 18 September 2011 1 year 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 1 year ago 3.9 -
An individual in non-breeding plumage, resting on a beach.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, on a beach.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3.6 -
Double-banded Plover in non breeding plumage
Locality Kerikeri, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand
David Taylor 1 May 2010 2 years ago 3.3
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Calls by a male in breeding plumage. Two calls heard, contact call whilst walking forward and flight call soon after take off. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand
(ssp bicinctus)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2008 16 weeks ago 3
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