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Banded Dotterels (tuturiwhatu), G7, 100-400

Started Oct 17, 2019 | Photos thread
Antal I Kozma
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Re: Banded Dotterels (tuturiwhatu), G7, 100-400

Thanks Mel, very much appreciated. I should have looked into my bird book before posting. Hmmmmm..... getting old and careless......... What threw me off is that Semipalmated has that red eye ring too in the summer and into the fall, then they lose it for the winter months. However, the beak should have been an immediate giveaway.

Best, AIK

MelRuh wrote:

Your images are very nice , but the birds are actually another member of the plover family, Killdeer. They have a red eye, two black bands and are considerably larger than Semi-palmated Plovers.

Here are a couple of Semi-palmated, one in breeding plumage, an adult in winter plumage, and a juvenile.

regards

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