Black-fronted Dotterel
Widespread throughout most
of Australia,..retain the same
plumage all year round.
of Australia,..retain the same
plumage all year round.
Charadrius melanops
(L 6.3-7.1")
Cairns Esplanade
25Oct2015
To dotterel I offer this thanks,
when needing something like fathead
When writing poetry and drawing blanks,
I often settle using flathead.
(Toto Poetry)
(Toto Poetry)
© Andrew
Spencer
Spencer
Macaulay
Library
Library
Charadrius is Latin for a yellowish
bird mentioned in the Bible; also is
Greek for a nocturnal waterbird
mentioned by Aristotle,
Aristophanes and Suidas; melanops
is Greek for black face.
bird mentioned in the Bible; also is
Greek for a nocturnal waterbird
mentioned by Aristotle,
Aristophanes and Suidas; melanops
is Greek for black face.
© eBird
Has recently been
placed in the plover
genus Charadrius.
placed in the plover
genus Charadrius.