The
double-banded plover (
Charadrius bicinctus) is a species of bird in the
plover family native to New Zealand. During the winter and the spring, it has a dark, greyish-brown back with a distinctive white chest, a thin band of black below the neck running across the chest, and a thicker brown band below. Outside the breeding season, the double-banding is lost; this photograph, taken in March, shows a double-banded plover in non-breeding plumage at
Boat Harbour in
New South Wales, Australia.
Photograph credit: John Harrison