Black-fronted Dotterel
Widespread throughout most
of Australia,..retain the same
plumage all year round.
of Australia,..retain the same
plumage all year round.
Thinornis 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
Thinornis is Greek for sand bird;
melanops is Greek for black face.
melanops is Greek for black face.
© eBird
Has recently been
placed in the plover
genus Charadrius but
now (Clements 2024)
moved into the genus
Thinornis.
placed in the plover
genus Charadrius but
now (Clements 2024)
moved into the genus
Thinornis.