Eurasian Dotterel

Also known as Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus

species of bird

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The Eurasian Dotterel, scientifically named *Charadrius morinellus*, is a species of bird within the family Charadriidae. It belongs to the order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted. Other common names for this species include Mornellregenpfeifer, Chorlito carambolo, and corriol pit-roig.

This bird has a wingspan of 60 and a mass of 17. It typically has a litter size of 3. The habitat is described as marine, and its taxon range includes Africa. The species is part of the genus *Charadrius*.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Eurasian Dotterel is referenced by 400 other articles, and connects out to Galliformes, bird and Least Concern.

It is catalogued under topics including Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Birds described in 1758 and Birds of North Africa.

Its subject is documented across 59 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

dotterel

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyCharadriidae

Habitatmarine

Observations1,143

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Charadrius
Mass: 17
Image: Charadrius morinellus male.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Charadrius morinellus
Commons category: Charadrius morinellus
Commons gallery: Charadrius morinellus
taxon common name: pollu tordu les grandes
wingspan: 60
litter size: 3
short name: C. morinellus
taxon range: Africa

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Encyclopedic overview

The Eurasian dotterel (Eudromias morinellus), also known in Europe as just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. It is the only species placed in the genus Eudromias.

The dotterel is a brown-and-black-streaked bird with a broad, white eye stripe and an orange-red chest band when in breeding plumage. The female is more colourful than the male. The bird is tame and unsuspecting, and the term "dotterel" has been applied contemptuously to mean an old fool.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eurasian Dotterel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.