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Male Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus) using a large piece of driftwood as a vantage point from which to guard his mate (not shown) who is sitting on eggs, Okarito, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Also known as Double-Banded Plover and as Pohowera in Maori. A threatened endemic native breeding species, with a small proportion of its population overwintering in Australia. This pair is nesting on the beach, but the majority of the population breeds by braided rivers.
Photo ID: NZS_10381_Banded_Dotterel_(Charadrius_bicinctus)_Okarito_West_Coast_New_Zealand_November_7_EA
Photo size: 30.1 Mpixels (86.1 MB uncompressed) - 6720x4480 pixels (22.4x14.9 in / 56.9x37.9 cm at 300 ppi)
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