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Black-fronted Dotterel

Thinornis melanops

Black-fronted Dotterel (Thinornis melanops) — Shorebirds, Gulls & Auks of Australia & Oceania.

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Birds of AustraliaBirds of IndonesiaBirds of New ZealandBirds of Australian Capital TerritoryBirds of New South WalesBirds of Northern TerritoryBirds of QueenslandBirds of South AustraliaBirds of TasmaniaBirds of Victoria
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Plovers of AustraliaPlovers of IndonesiaPlovers of New ZealandPlovers of New South WalesPlovers of Northern TerritoryPlovers of QueenslandPlovers of South AustraliaPlovers of TasmaniaPlovers of Victoria
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The Black-fronted Dotterel (Thinornis melanops) is a member of the Charadriidae family found in Australia & Oceania.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Charadriiformes
  3. Family Charadriidae Plovers
  4. Genus Thinornis
  5. Species melanops

Where it lives

Inland Australia, Tasmania and North and South Is. (New Zealand)

Quick facts

Family
Charadriidae
Order
Charadriiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Black-fronted Dotterel (Thinornis melanops) is a species of plovers in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. It is found in Australia & Oceania — inland Australia, Tasmania and North and South Is. (New Zealand).

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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