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dotterel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | charadrius morinellus, dotrel, eudromias morinellus |
| Type of | plover |
Examples of dotterel
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But it is not the only reason why the dotterel is becoming a focus of keen scientific interest.
From the newscientist.com
You may even spot the New Zealand dotterel on your travels.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A must-do in this area is a visit to the DoC-managed sand dunes, home to dotterel and oystercatchers.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Further down the beach were several devoted pairs of variable oyster catchers and a couple of dotterel families.
From the nzherald.co.nz
You can see New Zealand dotterel, pied oystercatcher, variable oystercatcher, wrybill, pied stilt, bar-tailed godwit and lesser knot.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Rare dotterel have been taken from their nesting sites around Tauranga and relocated to the wildlife recovery centre at Te Maunga, Mr Joyce said.
From the nzherald.co.nz
They include the northern NZ dotterel, caspian and white-fronted tern, grey duck, shore skink and katipo spider, and rare plants including rawiri.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Now researchers in Scotland have discovered that dotterel embryos have an unexpected ability to survive frequent exposure to the cold and wet.
From the newscientist.com
Our shorebirds, such as the endangered New Zealand dotterel, fairy terns, waders and godwits are also now at risk as oil washes ashore and threatens their coastal habitat.
From the scoop.co.nz
- Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
- Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.
- The European plover, a short-billed shore bird.
