| Double-banded plover | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Anarhynchus |
| Species: | A. bicinctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anarhynchus bicinctus | |
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Specimens of Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Holotype of Charadrius bicinctus exilis". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 16 July 2010.