New Zealand dotterel (19/37)
Feigning a broken wing to distract potential predators, this NZ dotterel must have a nest nearby. After a couple of photos I quickly retreated.
- Scientific name
- Charadrius obscurus aquilonius
- Common names
- northern New Zealand dotterel, New Zealand dotterel, red-breasted dotterel, tuturiwhatu, tuturiwhatu pukunui, rako, red-breasted plover, New Zealand plover
- Location
- Pakiri Beach, Northland, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- 12600
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