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- What kind of animal is a dotterel?
- Is a dotterel a plover?
- What is a dotterel habitat?
- What does a dotterel look like?
- Where do NZ Dotterels live?
- Are lapwings plovers?
- What kind of bird is a plover?
- What do dotterel birds eat?
- Are banded Dotterels rare?
- Do NZ Dotterels migrate?
- How long do dotterel eggs take to hatch?
What kind of animal is a dotterel?
dotterel, any of several species of birds of the plover family, Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes), especially the Eurasian dotterel (Eudromias morinellus).
Is a dotterel a plover?
The Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), also known in Europe as just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The dotterel is a brown and black streaked bird with a broad white eye-stripe and an orange-red chest band when in breeding plumage.
What is a dotterel habitat?
New Zealand dotterel nest in open sites, typically low-lying sand or gravel banks and sandbars close to beaches and lagoons. Nests just above high tide mark are easily lost to strong storms and very high spring tides. The birds often nest close to residential or developed areas.
What does a dotterel look like?
What do they look like? New Zealand dotterels are small shorebirds, found on sandy beaches and sandspits or feeding in tidal estuaries. They are largely pale grey-brown on their head and back, with off-white underparts that flush rusty orange before and during the breeding season (September to February).
Where do NZ Dotterels live?
Distribution and habitat
New Zealand dotterels are found on or near the coast around much of the North Island. They are sparse on the west coast from about Taharoa north to North Cape, and there are a few isolated pairs in Taranaki. The bulk of the population is on the east coast between North Cape and East Cape.
Are lapwings plovers?
Despite the species being also known as the masked plover and often called the spur-winged plover or just plover in its native range, lapwings are classified to their own subfamily, Vanellinae, and not to the closely related plover subfamily, Charadriinae.
What kind of bird is a plover?
plover, any of numerous species of plump-breasted birds of the shorebird family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes). There are about three dozen species of plovers, 15 to 30 centimetres (6 to 12 inches) long, with long wings, moderately long legs, short necks, and straight bills that are shorter than their heads.
What do dotterel birds eat?
Banded dotterels are primarily carnivorous, but also take berries of shrubs such as Muehlenbeckia and Coprosma. Animals eaten are varied and reflect local availability, e.g. crustaceans, worms and flies at many coastal sites.
Are banded Dotterels rare?
The banded dotterel population may be in the order of 50,000 birds, and is considered to be in decline, primarily due to the effects of introduced predators.
Do NZ Dotterels migrate?
Dispersal migration
NZ only. Some stay at breeding places, but most will move to flocking sites (eg Waipu, Omaha, Mangawhai, Whangapoaua, Great Barrier Island)in winter.
How long do dotterel eggs take to hatch?
The eggs are incubated for 28 - 32 days by both parents before they hatch. The female tends to sit on the nest during the day and the male dotterel sits on the nest at night. Chicks are guarded by their parents till they fledge.
