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New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island

Usually pale-grey on the back, with off-white underparts, the chest of the New Zealand Dotterel becomes flushed with rusty-orange in winter and spring. In this picture, a NZ Dotterel poses nicely against a pleasant tussock backdrop at Waiheke Island.

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Filename: New Zealand Dotterel 27_H7C9479.jpg
Copyright: Kimball Chen
Image Size: 3103x4655 / 7.2MB; endangered plover New Zealand Dotterel dotterel New Zealand bird wildlife Red-breasted Plover Charadrius obscurus Tūturiwhatu Pukunui Kūkuruatu shorebird endemic Waiheke Island Waiheke

Usually pale-grey on the back, with off-white underparts, the chest of the New Zealand Dotterel becomes flushed with rusty-orange in winter and spring. In this picture, a NZ Dotterel poses nicely against a pleasant tussock backdrop at Waiheke Island.