New Zealand Plover
Anarhynchus obscurus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) New Zealand Plover
The New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Anarhynchus obscurus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- New Zealand Plover
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anarhynchus obscurus aquilonius
- Anarhynchus obscurus obscurus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius obscurus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- New Zealand, i.e. Dusky Sound, South Island, ex Latham.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.686
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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