Internet Bird Collection (IBC) Explore collection
ML201315531 IBC 1183386
Contributor
Neil Robertson Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Awarua Bay Wildlife Refuge (-46.584, 168.442)
Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Adult bird coming into summer breeding plumage. Southern New Zealand Dotterel, Charadrius obscurus obscurus. First example of this subspecies on IBC. Note the much more colourful appearance when compared to the North Island subspecies. Very rare, population reduced to 60-65 individuals by 1992, recovered to 150 by 1999 following predator control in breeding areas on Stewart Island. Three wintering populations, this one at Awarua Bay. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Charadrius obscurus.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 5.17 MB