Double-banded plover

Double-banded plover
Breeding plumage
Non-breeding plumage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Anarhynchus
Species:
A. bicinctus
Binomial name
Anarhynchus bicinctus
(Jardine & Selby, 1827)
Synonyms

Charadrius bicinctus (protonym)

The double-banded plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus), known as the banded dotterel or pohowera in New Zealand, is a species of bird in the plover family. Two subspecies are recognised: the nominate Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus,[2] which breeds throughout New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands, and Charadrius bicinctus exilis,[3] which breeds in New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland Islands.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Charadrius bicinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22693845A180230226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22693845A180230226.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Specimens of Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Holotype of Charadrius bicinctus exilis". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 16 July 2010.