Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalisQuoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
English (US) Wrybill
The Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds rivers of northern South Island; winters to coastal northern North Island (New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anarhynchus frontalis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Wrybill
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
No guides listed yet for Wrybill
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832
- Type locality
- Bale Chouraki, i.e. Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.252
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Plovers and Lapwings
Oriental Plover
Anarhynchus veredus
Tibetan Sand Plover
Anarhynchus atrifrons
Siberian Sand Plover
Anarhynchus mongolus
Greater Sand Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Double-banded Plover
Anarhynchus bicinctus
New Zealand Plover
Anarhynchus obscurus
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia
Collared Plover
Anarhynchus collaris
Mountain Plover
Anarhynchus montanus
Two-banded Plover
Anarhynchus falklandicus
Puna Plover
Anarhynchus alticola
Madagascar Plover
Anarhynchus thoracicus
Looking for a different species?