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Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus)

Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)

About Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Plovers

The double-banded plover, known as the banded dotterel or pohowera in New Zealand, is a species of bird in the plover family. Two subspecies are recognised: the nominate Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus, which breeds throughout New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands, and Charadrius bicinctus exilis, which breeds in New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2012-01-03

    Stewart Island, New Zealand
    Local Name: Banded Dotterel

  • 2012-01-14

    Twizel, New Zealand
    Local Name: Banded Dotterel
    Image from 2012-01-14

  • 2012-01-29

    Miranda, New Zealand