New Zealand Dotterel

NZ Dotterel sleeping

NZ Dotterel eating a crab

NZ dotterel reflected

NZ dotterel at sunset

NZ dotterel amogst the rocks

NZ dotterel looking for food

NZ dotterel eating a shell

NZ dotterel eating

NZ dotterel foraging out some food

NZ Dotterel watching the sunset 1

NZ Dotterel running through the water

NZ Dotterel looking for food

NZ Dotterel running through the mud

NZ Dotterel looking inquisitive

NZ Dotterel in flight

NZ Dotterel watching the sunset 2

Scientific name: Charadrius obscurus
Common names: red-breasted dotterel, tūturiwhatu, tuturiwhatu, tuturiwhatu pukunui, rako, red-breasted plover, New Zealand plover
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
New Zealand status: Endemic