New Zealand Plover

Charadrius obscurus

The New Zealand Plover (Charadrius obscurus) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Charadrius obscurus
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	New Zealand

🏡 Where the New Zealand Plover lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🐟 Fish20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 146 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by nick talbot (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC390381. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the New Zealand Plover

Where does the New Zealand Plover live?

The New Zealand Plover lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the New Zealand Plover eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fish (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the New Zealand Plover endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.