Eurasian Dotterel
Eudromias morinellus - Pluvier guignard
Systematics
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family:
Charadriidés
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Genus:
Eudromias
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Species:
morinellus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 22 cm
- Wingspan: 57 à 64 cm.
- Weight: 90 à 145 g
Geographic range
Identification
The Eurasian Dotterel is one of the few species where the female is both larger and more colourful than the male. In nuptial plumage, it cannot be confused thanks to its distinct white eyebrow, its grey and brown underparts and especially its narrow white breast band. In its nuptial plumage, it is also quite recognisable due to its well-marked upperparts resembling a bit the Variable Plover. Confusion is nevertheless possible with the Asian Plover or the Golden Plover. The shorter beak, paler legs (yellowish) and wings that seem too short for its plump body are criteria that make it possible to differentiate it.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Pluvier guignard,
- Chorlito carambolo,
- borrelho-ruivo,
- Mornellregenpfeifer,
- havasi lile,
- Morinelplevier,
- Piviere tortolino,
- fjällpipare,
- Boltit,
- kulík vrchovský,
- kulík hnědý,
- Pomeransfugl,
- keräkurmitsa,
- corriol pit-roig,
- Fjalllóa,
- mornel,
- morinella tārtiņš,
- dular,
- Хрустан,
- コバシチドリ,
- 小嘴鸻,
- fjällpipare,
- 小嘴鴴,
Voice song and cries
Habitat
During breeding, the Eurasian Dotterel prefers flat areas at the top of mountainous regions, where there is an association of rocky blocks and low, grassy and mossy vegetation.
Behaviour character trait
The Eurasian Dotterel is a great migrant, wintering in the semi-arid zone spanning from Morocco to Iran.
Flight
Wingbeats less powerful than those of the Golden Plover. In flight, its short wings seem disproportionate to its round body.
Dietfeeding habits
The Eurasian Dotterel eats insects, particularly small beetles and flies which it finds on rocky ground or among vegetation. It also captures spiders, earthworms, small snails and some vegetables. It feeds mostly at dawn and night, often some distance away from its nesting territory. In the fashion of the Dotterel, it trots, then stops still before bending down to capture a small prey.
Reproduction nesting
At the Eurasian Dotterel, the roles are reversed during the mating display. The female, larger and more colourful, pursues a male, calling out and often spreading its wings before letting them fall back.
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
concern
in the Wild
threatened
evaluated
The Eurasian Dotterel is mainly threatened due to the disappearance of its habitat due to winter tourism (ski resorts and lifts, roads, urbanisations) and illegal hunting.
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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