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Plovers (Charadriidae)

Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) - HBW 3, p. 441

French: Pluvier anarhynque German: Schiefschnabel Spanish: Chorlitejo Piquituerto
Other common names: Wry-billed Plover

Taxonomy: Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy and Gaimard, 1830, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand.
Genus very close to Charadrius, and perhaps not justifiably distinct; species has been linked particularly with C. bicinctus. Monotypic.

Distribution: New Zealand: breeds in C South I; winters in N North I.

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An endemic bird of New Zealand and the only bird in the world with a bill curved to the right so that it can forage under the st Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 12 August 2011 17 weeks ago 4.1
With it's bill curved to the right the wrybill is an uncommon visitor/resident of Awarua Bay, New Zealand. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 31 July 2011 16 weeks ago 4.1
The only bird in the world with a bill bent to the right. Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 18 May 2011 17 weeks ago 4.1
An endemic bird of New Zealand, the wrybill is the only bird to have a beak curved to the right. Locality Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 31 July 2011 16 weeks ago 4
Breeding plumage Locality Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 7 October 2010 28 weeks ago 3.9
facing the camera Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 18 November 2005 3 years ago 3.8

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