Plovers

New Zealand Dotterel

Charadrius aquilonius

The New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius aquilonius) is a 146 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

146 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

Photo: Chris Gin from Auckland, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons