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Double-banded Plover
Anarhynchus bicinctus(Jardine & Selby, 1827)
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Anarhynchus
At a glance
The Double-banded Plover is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long, native to Australia.
- Size
- 18–21 cm
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Double-banded Plover look like?
The Double-banded Plover is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long and weighing 53–89 g.
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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Double-banded Plover eat?
The Double-banded Plover feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
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