Credit: Mark Peck
North American field guide
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
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21 cm (8") Rare. Alaska, west coast.
An overall dark plover. A broad white eyebrow stripe is distinctive.
Breeding: a narrow white stripe crosses the breast. The lower breast and belly is blackish or rusty orange.
Song: piping "titi-ri-titi-ri" repeated to a trill.
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FJÄLLPIPARE Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) Klipp - 34
Credit: AROSFILMEurasian Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, Keräkurmitsa, Kiilopää, Sodankylä, Inari, Finland
Credit: Risto TalmanEurasian Dotterel.
Credit: Simon BrumbyThe Beauty Of Dotterels /KD Arvidsson
Credit: Sweden WildlifeBird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant · 1 rule
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
Eurasian Dotterel
1 ruleRule 1 10 criteria · confidence 1
- What colour was the BACK ?
- Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
- What colour was the BELLY ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
- What colour was the BILL ?
- Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Very short · Short · Medium · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Sparrow-sized · Robin-sized
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Sandpiper-like
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Southwestern United States · Northwestern Canada or United States