Double-banded plover
| Double-banded plover | |
|---|---|
| Breeding plumage | |
| Non-breeding plumage | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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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, which breeds throughout New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands, and Charadrius bicinctus exilis, which breeds in New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland Islands.
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