Shore Plover
Thinornis novaeseelandiae
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Birds
The shore plover, also known as the shore dotterel, is a small plover endemic to New Zealand. Once found all around the New Zealand coast, it is now restricted to a few offshore islands. It is one of the world's rarest shorebirds, with a population of roughly 250.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Thinornis