Charadrius melanops

Black-fronted Dotterel at Bango, NSW

Charadrius melanops at Bango, NSW - 27 Aug 2016 12:00 AM
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Identification history

Charadrius melanops 30 Aug 2016 ArcherCallaway
Charadrius melanops 30 Aug 2016 Renzy357

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User's notes

These birds return to our property every year and seem to like the open crushed rock on the arena and driveway. Pair seen regularly- I assume they are nesting nearby.

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  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Charadrius melanops Scientific name
  • Black-fronted Dotterel Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
  • 333 images trained Machine learning

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