User:Zepherite/sandbox
pages of interest
[edit]Spangled drongo: very lackluster page for a bird that I think deserves better.
Trumpet manucode: this is a bird of paradise, why in the hell is the article so empty?
Crimson chat: decent page, but I think I can add some more info.
Rose-crowned fruit dove: beautiful bird with a disappointing page.
Australian painted-snipe, Australian tern, Brown falcon: recommendations by a fellow Wikipedia editor (Ethmostigmus)\
Tyto: another suggestion.
currently working on
[edit]Varried sittella: going to add the distribution, updates to the behavior and description, feeding and breeding practices and status page. This will probably take multiple days to complete and fully reference.
have completed
[edit]Distribution and habitat
[edit]The black-fronted dotterel is native to mainland Australia and Tasmania. They inhabit most of the continent, save for parts of the Great Victorian Desert. It is rare to spot them along the coasts, but they've known to inhabit the nearby wetlands and basins[1]. The species self-introduced itself to parts of New Zealand in the 1950s, with the bird first being spotted in Hawke's Bay in 1954[2]. From then onward, there were multiple recorded sightings of the dotterel in other regions of New Zealand, such as Manawatu and North Canterbury[3], dating 1955 and 1956 respectively. Eventually, the species spread out to the South Island in the 1970s[4]. As of 2016, the black-fronted dotterel officially inhabits most of New Zealand, with some of their key breeding spots being the Wairau and the Awatere rivers.
Black-fronted dotterels are commonly spotted in south-western Queensland and northern NSW in Australia, and Hawke Bay in New Zealand. Black-fronted dotterels live along the edges of freshwater sources. They include wetlands, lakes, dams and billabongs, as well as shallow, temporary claypan pools. Although not as common, they have also been noted to inhabit mudflats and estuaries. They are typically sedentary birds, who occupy a set territory on a semi-regular basis, with some birds sometimes traveling considerable distances to reach food-rich areas. Dotterels also been recorded to move around due to rainfall, leaving the area with higher waters and returning once the area dries up to its normal levels.[5]
Status
[edit]As of 2021, the black-fronted dotterel population has been confirmed to be stable in New Zealand. They are marked as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. Their population is steadily increasing. [6]
- ^ Tarburton, Michael (December 1989). "Feeding behaviour of the Black-fronted dotterel" (PDF). Notornis. 36: 249 – via Ornithological Society of New Zealand.
- ^ N.B., Mackenzie (1962). "A new breeding bird for New Zealand: black-fronted dotterels in Hawkes Bay" (PDF). Notornis. 9: 269–270 – via Ornithological Society of New Zealand.
- ^ R.J., Scarlett (1957). "Black-fronted dotterel in Canterbury" (PDF). Notornis. 7: 112 – via The Ornithological Society of New Zealand.
- ^ R.J., Pierce (1971). "Black-fronted dotterels nesting near Timaru" (PDF). Notornis. 18: 133 – via Ornithological Society of New Zealand.
- ^ Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic birds. 2: Raptors to lapwings, Melbourne: Oxford Univ. Pr, 1993, pp. 892–902, ISBN 978-0-19-553069-8
{{citation}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Black-fronted Dotterel". IUCN Red List. 2016.