Plovers

Shore Plover

Thinornis novaeseelandiae

The Shore Plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) is a 61 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

61 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in New Zealand.

Where to see it: Miranda · main hide/Limeworks (New Zealand).

Photo: (c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist