Shore dotterel

Thinornis novaeseelandiae

The Shore dotterel (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Thinornis novaeseelandiae
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	New Zealand

🏡 Where the Shore dotterel lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 61 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by David Boyle (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC927259. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Shore dotterel

Where does the Shore dotterel live?

The Shore dotterel lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Shore dotterel eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Shore dotterel endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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