New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus)
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New Zealand Plover

Anarhynchus obscurus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

26–28 cmLength

Critically Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

Questions

How big is the New Zealand Plover?

The New Zealand Plover is about 26–28 cm long.

Where does the New Zealand Plover live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: coastal northern North Island and montane Stewart Island (New Zealand).

Is the New Zealand Plover endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the New Zealand Plover as Critically Endangered.

What family is the New Zealand Plover in?

It belongs to the family Plovers (Charadriidae), order Charadriiformes.

At a glance

Length
26–28 cm
Conservation
Critically Endangered

Range

Australasia: coastal northern North Island and montane Stewart Island (New Zealand)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Plovers Charadriidae
Genus
Anarhynchus

Other birds in the genus Anarhynchus

Caspian PloverCaspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticusOriental PloverOriental PloverAnarhynchus veredusTibetan Sand PloverTibetan Sand PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsSiberian Sand PloverSiberian Sand PloverAnarhynchus mongolusGreater Sand PloverGreater Sand PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultiiDouble-banded PloverDouble-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctusWrybillWrybillAnarhynchus frontalisWilson's PloverWilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsoniaCollared PloverCollared PloverAnarhynchus collarisMountain PloverMountain PloverAnarhynchus montanusPuna PloverPuna PloverAnarhynchus alticolaTwo-banded PloverTwo-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicus
New Zealand Plover

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