A breeding plumage male New Zealand dotterel or red-breasted plover (Charadrius obscurus) feeds at low tide on an exposed shellbank. Clarks Beach, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. September. Near threatened.

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Auckland Aves Birds Breeding plumage Charadriidae Charadriiformes Charadrius obscurus Red-breasted plover Clarks Beach Coastal Colourful Confiding Curious Cute Endemic Feeding Ground level Gulls/Terns/Alcids/Shorebirds Hungry Invertebrates Male Manukau Harbour Mollusca Near threatened New Zealand New Zealand dotterel No people North Island Oceania/Australasia Plovers/Lapwings Plumage Poised Room for copy Sex Shallow focus Shell Shellbank Threat status Tidal

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New Zealand wildlife, New Zealand