Wrybill

Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

58 gWeight

The wrybill or wrybill plover (Anarhynchus frontalis) (Māori: ngutuparore) is a species of plover endemic to New Zealand.

Busiest months: January · Most records: New Zealand

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

Wrybill has been recorded at 46 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Miranda – main hide/LimeworksNew Zealand1,384 records
Miranda Shorebird CentreNew Zealand897 records
Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & poolsNew Zealand667 records

More places

Foxton Beach – Manawatu estuaryNew Zealand507 records
Manukau Harbour – Kidd's ShellbanksNew Zealand463 records
Ambury Regional Park – Shell IslandNew Zealand427 records
Miranda – Ray's Rest/Taramaire Creek mouthNew Zealand421 records
Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment RoadNew Zealand410 records
Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbankNew Zealand385 records
Ashley Estuary south endNew Zealand346 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New Zealand

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The wrybill or wrybill plover (Anarhynchus frontalis) (Māori: ngutuparore) is a species of plover endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species of bird in the world with a beak that is bent sideways in one direction, always to the right (in the crossbills, e.g. Loxia pytyopsittacus, the tips of the upper and lower mandibles cross because they are bent sideways in opposite directions, sometimes left over right and sometimes right over left).

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