New Zealand Plovers are shorebirds and are usually found on sandy beaches and sandspits or feeding on tidal estuaries.

The New Zealand Plover, Red-breasted Plover, or New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus) is an endangered species found only in certain areas of New Zealand.

New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus).

The New Zealand Plover, Red-breasted Plover, or New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus) is an endangered species found only in certain areas of New Zealand.

Elaine Power painted a New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus) for the Trust, which was sold in print in a limited edition, signed by the artist, and Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, made a fundraising speech, when he visited Auckland.