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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] bicinctus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] bicinctus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Double-banded_Plover.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding Plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil Fifer}} <br />Sydney, [[Australia]], February 2008]] | ||
| + | 18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)<br /> | ||
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
*Grey brown upperparts | *Grey brown upperparts | ||
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*Slim, short, black bill | *Slim, short, black bill | ||
*Green yellow legs | *Green yellow legs | ||
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'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
*Duller | *Duller | ||
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[[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and out-lying islands. | [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and out-lying islands. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. b. bicinctus'': | *''C. b. bicinctus'': | ||
:*Breeds in [[New Zealand]] and Chatham Islands; winters to [[Australasia]] | :*Breeds in [[New Zealand]] and Chatham Islands; winters to [[Australasia]] | ||
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:*Auckland Islands | :*Auckland Islands | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:2712IMG 5869sm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}}<br />Abel Tasman, [[New Zealand]], October 2006]] | ||
Beaches, mudflats, river banks, fields, dunes, tussock grasses and shingle. | Beaches, mudflats, river banks, fields, dunes, tussock grasses and shingle. | ||
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| + | The breeding grounds are usually on inland open, firm, gravel or sand banks. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet includes mainly molluscs, crustaceans, insects; some seeds and fruit are taken. | + | The diet includes mainly molluscs, crustaceans, insects, larvae of such items as flies and beetles; some seeds and fruit are taken. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | They nest in a scrape lined with stones. Both adults incubate the eggs. | |
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Dot2-sml.jpg|Photo by {{user|Raikyn|Raikyn}}<br />[[New Zealand]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Birds in Backyards |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:07, 28 December 2016
- Charadrius bicinctus
Identification
18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)
Male
- Grey brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Black upper band and wide chestnut lower band across chest
- Black eye mask
- White eyebrow
- Slim, short, black bill
- Green yellow legs
Female
- Duller
- Narrower front bar
Distribution
Australia, New Zealand and out-lying islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies1:
- C. b. bicinctus:
- Breeds in New Zealand and Chatham Islands; winters to Australasia
- C. b. exilis:
- Auckland Islands
Habitat
Beaches, mudflats, river banks, fields, dunes, tussock grasses and shingle.
The breeding grounds are usually on inland open, firm, gravel or sand banks.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes mainly molluscs, crustaceans, insects, larvae of such items as flies and beetles; some seeds and fruit are taken.
Breeding
They nest in a scrape lined with stones. Both adults incubate the eggs.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by Raikyn
New Zealand
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birds in Backyards
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Double-banded Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Double-banded_Plover
