Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 (red-breasted dotterel)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Belongs to Charadrius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadrius bicinctus, Charadrius collaris, Charadrius leschenaultii, Charadrius mongolus, Charadrius montanus, Charadrius morinellus, Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, Charadrius semipalmatus, Charadrius sheppardianus, Charadrius vociferus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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