How long do dotterel eggs take to hatch?
How long do dotterel eggs take to hatch?
28 – 32 days
The eggs are incubated for 28 – 32 days by both parents before they hatch. The female tends to sit on the nest during the day and the male dotterel sits on the nest at night. Chicks are guarded by their parents till they fledge. The chicks fledge (are able to fly) at around 6 to 7 weeks of age.
What does a NZ dotterel eat?
Their diet is aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, such as sandhoppers, and they sometimes take small fish and crabs. It takes 6 to 7 weeks before the chicks can fly. During winter, groups of New Zealand dotterels, both adults and young, gather together at flocking sites.
Is the dotterel endangered?
Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Eurasian dotterel/Conservation status
What is the Maori name for dotterel?
tuturiwhatu
Dotterels are plump little birds that dart around on beaches and mudflats with a comical stop-start action. Internationally, the term plover is used interchangeably with dotterel. The Māori name tuturiwhatu includes New Zealand dotterels and banded dotterels.
Where do Dotterels nest?
New Zealand dotterel nest in open sites, typically low-lying sand or gravel banks and sandbars close to beaches and lagoons. Nests just above high tide mark are easily lost to strong storms and very high spring tides. The birds often nest close to residential or developed areas.
Do NZ Dotterels migrate?
Inland-breeding birds undertake a post-breeding migration to estuaries and other coastal wetlands the length of New Zealand and many also travel to Tasmania and south-east mainland Australia in an unusual east-west migration. The banded dotterel is a small, compact plover, plain brown above and mainly white below.
Are NZ Dotterels endangered?
Endangered (Population stable)
New Zealand dotterel/Conservation status
Where do NZ Dotterels live?
Northern NZ dotterel (C.o.aquilonius) Found in suitable habitat from Taranaki northwards on the west coast, and from North Cape southwards along the east coast of Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty, and as far south as Mahia Peninsula.
Where does dotterel live NZ?
North Island
New Zealand dotterels are found on or near the coast around much of the North Island. They are sparse on the west coast from about Taharoa north to North Cape, and there are a few isolated pairs in Taranaki. The bulk of the population is on the east coast between North Cape and East Cape.
When is dotterel breeding season in New Zealand?
Last summer saw another successful breeding season for Northern New Zealand dotterels on the Coromandel Peninsula. DOC’s dotterel rangers and an extensive volunteer network form the Dotterel Watch Programme. They join forces every year for the breeding season between August and March.
Where can you find dotterels in New Zealand?
Northern New Zealand dotterels are a threatened, endemic species that are only found in the northern two thirds of the North Island. New Zealand dotterels have a national population of around 2175 – less than some species of kiwi.
Who are the Predators of the New Zealand dotterel?
Black-backed gulls and harrier hawks are two common predators. An effective form of protection from birds of prey, is logs, using open-ended palm fronds to create an escape route for chicks. The NZ dotterel is now confined to two areas, and there are two sub-species.
Where was the first egg found in New Zealand?
The oldest collection date for a New Zealand bird egg held at Te Papa is 1852 for a stout-legged moa egg found by Walter Mantell at Awamoa, North Otago – though note that all moa eggs were laid hundreds of years before they were discovered or rediscovered.