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;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] bicinctus | ;[[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] bicinctus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
*Duller | *Duller | ||
| − | * | + | *Narrower front bar |
| + | [[Image:Double-banded_Plover.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding Plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil Fifer}} <br />Sydney, [[Australia]] <br />]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and out-lying islands. | [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and out-lying islands. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''C. b. bicinctus'' - breeds in New Zealand and Chatham Islands; winters to Australasia | + | *''C. b. bicinctus'' - breeds in [[New Zealand]] and Chatham Islands; winters to [[Australasia]] |
*''C. b. exilis'' - Auckland Islands | *''C. b. exilis'' - Auckland Islands | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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It nests in a scrape lined with stones. Both parents incubate the eggs. | It nests in a scrape lined with stones. Both parents incubate the eggs. | ||
| − | + | [[Image:2712IMG 5869sm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}}<br />Abel Tasman, [[New Zealand]], October 2006]] | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
Revision as of 08:27, 5 September 2009
- Charadrius bicinctus
Identification
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
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.
Behaviour
The diet includes mainly molluscs, crustaceans, insects; some seeds and fruit are taken.
It nests in a scrape lined with stones. Both parents incubate the eggs.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Birds in Backyards
