Plovers (Charadriidae)
Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus) - HBW 3, p. 424
French: Pluvier roux
German: Maoriregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlito Maorí
Other common names: New Zealand/Red-breasted Dotterel
Taxonomy: Charadrius obscurus Gmelin, 1789, Dusky Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
Occasionally placed in Pluvialis or awarded monospecific genus Pluviorhynchus. Has alternatively been linked with C. bicinctus. Recently divided in two races, based on differences in morphometrics, plumage, ecology and behaviour. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aquilonius Dowding, 1994 - North I, New Zealand.
- obscurus Gmelin, 1789 - Stewart I, New Zealand.
- Endangered Enlarge map
-
Adult bird coming into summer breeding plumage. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus)
Neil Robertson 29 July 2007 1 year ago 34 sec 4.9 -
Adult bird still in winter plumage, probing in soft sand for food and finding a crab. Locality Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus)
Neil Robertson 29 July 2007 1 year ago 38 sec 4.8 -
Male running on the beach Locality Whitianga, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Peter Fraser 10 November 2009 2 years ago 28 sec 3.4 -
A female running on a beach, calling once, and then a male standing and running Locality Wenderholm Regional Park, Waiwera, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Brooke Clibbon 10 December 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 2.7
-
The Southern New Zealand Dotterel (a subspecies of the endemic New Zealand Dotterel) in breeding colours.
Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp Southern)
Glenda Rees 12 November 2011 17 weeks ago 4.3 -
The southern subspecies of the endemic New Zealand Dotterel.
Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp Southern)
Glenda Rees 14 November 2011 9 weeks ago 4 -
Rare southern subspecies of the endemic New Zealand Dotterel.
Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp Southern)
Glenda Rees 12 November 2011 9 weeks ago 4 -
Breeding plumage
Locality Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Rémi Bigonneau 1 February 2010 28 weeks ago 3.8 -
One adult on the ground in breeding plumage
Locality Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus)
Rémi Bigonneau 1 December 2010 28 weeks ago 3.8 -
Red-breasted Plover( or also called New Zealand Dotterel) on sandy beach
Locality Kerikeri, North Island, New Zealand
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 3.7
- No sound recordings available yet
Email this page