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Red-breasted Plover

Anarhynchus obscurus Gmelin, JF 1789

The New Zealand dotterel is a species of shorebird found only in certain areas of New Zealand. It is also called the New Zealand plover or red-breasted dotterel, and its Māori names include tūturiwhatu, pukunui, and kūkuruatu. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Charadriidae
Genus:
   Anarhynchus
Scientific:
  Anarhynchus obscurus


Original description

Citation:
  Gmelin, JF 1789

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.686

Protonym:
  Charadrius obscurus

Type locality:
  New Zealand, i.e. Dusky Sound, South Island, ex Latham.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656179


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  358D1CDAEA3F2E4B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-358D1CDA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/358D1CDA


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176536

Geographic range:

  • Anarhynchus obscurus: breeds coastal northern North Island and satellite islands, and disjunctly montane Stewart Island (New Zealand); winters to coasts of North and South islands
  • Anarhynchus obscurus obscurus: montane Stewart Island (New Zealand)
  • Anarhynchus obscurus aquilonius: coastal northern North Island and satellite islands (New Zealand)
English:
Red-breasted Plover
Catalan:
Corriol maori de l'illa Sud
Czech:
kulík novozélandský
Danish:
Newzealandsk Præstekrave
German:
Maoriregenpfeifer
Spanish:
Chorlito maorí de Isla Sur
Spanish (Spain):
Chorlito maorí de Isla Sur
Finnish:
uudenseelanninkurmitsa
French:
Pluvier roux
Croatian:
kestenjastoprsi kulik
Italian:
Corriere pettorosso
Japanese (romaji):
nyu-ji-randochidori
Japanese:
ニュージーランドチドリ
Lithuanian:
Raudonkrūtis kirlikas
Dutch:
Rosse Plevier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rustbuklo
Norwegian:
Rustbuklo
Polish:
sieweczka nowozelandzka
Portuguese:
Batuíra-de-peito-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
borrelho-maori-do-sul
Russian:
Маорийский зуёк
Slovak:
kulík maorský
Serbian:
Crvenogrudi žalar
Swedish:
maoripipare
Ukrainian:
Пісочник маорійський
Chinese:
新西兰鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
栗胸鴴


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pluvier roux ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pluvier roux ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Anarhynchus obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Anarhynchus obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Anarhynchus obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Red-breasted Dotterel ( Anarhynchus obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
New Zealand Dotterel ( Pluvialis obscura) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
New Zealand Dotterel ( Pluvialis obscura) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
New Zealand Plover ( Anarhynchus obscurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
New Zealand Plover ( Anarhynchus obscurus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
New Zealand Dotterel ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pluviorhynchus obscurus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pluviorhynchus obscurus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pluviorhynchus obscurus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-breasted Plover ( Charadrius obscurus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Charadrius obscurus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Charadrius obscurus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Yeni Zelandiya cüllütü
Bengali: রারফুক চজচযয়া
Bengali (transliteration): lālabuka jiriẏā*
Catalan: Corriol maori de l'illa Sud
Czech: Kulík novozélandský
Danish: Newzealandsk Præstekrave
German: Berg-Maoriregenpfeifer, Maori Regenpfeifer, Maoriregenpfeifer
English: Long-billed Plover, New Zealand Dotterel, New Zealand dottorel, New Zealand Plover, Red breasted Plover, Red-breasted Dotterel, Red-breasted Plover, Tuturiwhatu
English, HBW: Southern/Northern Red-breasted Plover
English (IOC): New Zealand Plover
English (New Zealand): New Zealand Dotterel
English (United States): Red-breasted Dotterel
Esperanto: novzelanda pluvio
Spanish: Chorlitejo Oscuro, Chorlito Maori, Chorlito Maorí, Chorlito maorí de Isla Sur
Spanish (Spain): Chorlito maorí de Isla Sur
Spanish (HBW): Red-breasted Dotterel
Estonian: punarind-tüll
Finnish: uudenseelanninkurmitsa, Uudenseelannintylli
French: Gravelot roux, Pluvier roux
French (Guyane): Gravelot roux
Croatian: kestenjastoprsi kulik
Italian: Corriere pettorosso, Piviere della Nuova Zelanda
Japanese (romaji): nyuajiarandochidori, nyu-ji-randochidori
Japanese: ニュアジアランドチドリ, ニュージーランドチドリ, ニューヂーランドチドリ
Scientific: Anarhynchus obscurus, Charadrius glareola, Charadrius obscurus, Charadrius obscurus obscurus, Pluvialis obscura, Pluviorhynchus obscurus
Lithuanian: Raudonkrūtis kirlikas
Maori: tuturiwhatu
Dutch: Rosse Plevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rustbuklo
Norwegian: Rustbuklo
Polish: sieweczka nowozelandzka
Portuguese: Batuíra-de-peito-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): borrelho-maori-do-sul
Russian: Маорийский зуёк
Slovak: kulík maorský
Serbian: Crvenogrudi žalar
Swedish: Maoripipare
Turkish: Yeni Zelanda cılıbıtı
Ukrainian: Пісочник маорійський
Chinese: 新西兰鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 栗胸鴴

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