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
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Adult bird coming into summer breeding plumage. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus)
Neil Robertson 29 July 2007 2 years 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 2 years ago 38 sec 4.8 -
A close-up of a bird in non-breeding plumage, looking around and running away. Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 31 sec 4.6 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage shaking the plumage, defecating and moving. Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 40 sec 4.5 -
An individual in non-breeding plumage on a beach, looking around, running and calling once. Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 31 sec 4.5 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage moving on the top of a small dune, looking around. Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 26 sec 4.5
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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 obscurus)
Glenda Rees 12 November 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Rare southern subspecies of the endemic New Zealand Dotterel.
Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus)
Glenda Rees 12 November 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
One adult on the ground in breeding plumage
Locality Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus)
Rémi Bigonneau 1 December 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
A bird resting on a beach.
Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp aquilonius)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.2 -
Adult at the beach
Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Kees Scharringa 11 February 2013 6 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.2 -
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 1 year ago 4.2
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Calls by one bird on a beach. Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp aquilonius)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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