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Thinornis novaeseelandiae (Shore Dotterel; Shore Plover)

Synonyms: Charadrius novaeseelandiae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Shore Dotterel or Shore Plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) is a small species (20 cm in length, 60g) of Plover endemic to New Zealand. Its Māori name is Tuturuatu. The Shore Dotterel is an endangered species with a world population of around 200 birds. It once was found across the South Island and North Island in New Zealand but became extinct there, probably due to the predations of introduced cats and rats.
View Wikipedia Record: Thinornis novaeseelandiae

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Thinornis novaeseelandiae

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  61 grams
Birth Weight [2]  12.6 grams
Clutch Size [2]  3
Maximum Longevity [3]  21 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Chatham Island temperate forests New Zealand Australasia Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Chatham Islands New Zealand  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
New Zealand New Zealand Yes

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre

Distribution

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 22-Sep-2011, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Marchant, S.; Higgins, PJ (eds.) 1993. The handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds, Vol. 2., raptors to lapwings. Oxford University Press, Melbourne ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3BirdLife International (2012) Species factsheet: Thinornis novaeseelandiae. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/09/2012
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011