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Black-fronted Dotterel

Elseyornis melanops

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

21.6 cm

वजन

34.5 g

कुल

Charadriidae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

Black-fronted Dotterel: 16–18 cm, slender Australian plover with a striking black forehead-patch, chestnut shoulder-bar, and red-based black bill. Inhabits margins of inland freshwater wetlands, riverbeds, and reservoirs throughout Australia and New Zealand. Invertebrate feeder. Largely sedentary with nomadic movements after rainfall.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	21.6 cm	8.5 in
वजन	34.5 g	1.22 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 22-26 days. Fledging: 23-40 days.

अंडों की संख्या

2-3

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Charadriidae (Plovers & Lapwings)
Genus	Elseyornis
प्रजातियां	Elseyornis melanops

Distribution

Black-fronted Dotterel has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded