Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus)

Other Scientific Names
Charadrius morinellus [AOU checklist (1998 + supplements)], Charadrius morinellus [Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994)], Charadrius morinellus [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Charadrius morinellus [AERC TAC (2003)]

Other Names (World)
Eurasian Dotterel, Dotterel

Family
Charadriidae (Plovers)

Size
20 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Montane and mossy tundra during the breeding season. Dry grasslands, occasionaly mudflats on migration.

Range (Guide)

Albania, Algeria, Andorra (B), Armenia, Austria (B), Belgium (P), Bulgaria, China (mainland), Cyprus, Czech Republic (B), Denmark (P), Egypt, Estonia, Finland (B) (P), France (B) (NB) (P), Germany (B) (P), Greece (B) (P), Hungary (P), Iran [Islamic Republic of], Iraq (NB), Ireland, Israel (NB), Italy (B) (P), Jordan (NB), Kazakhstan (B), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan (P), Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B), Malta, Mongolia (B), Morocco, Netherlands Antilles (B), Norway (B), Poland (B), Portugal, Romania (B), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), Saudi Arabia (NB), Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Spain (B) (NB) (P), Sweden (B) (P), Switzerland (B), Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey (NB), Ukraine (P), United Arab Emirates (P), United Kingdom (B) (P), USA (B).

Vagrant to Bahrain, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada (B), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska), Faroe Islands, Gambia, Iceland, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Montenegro, Oman, Qatar, Serbia, Slovenia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 220,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects and small terrestrial invertebrates.

Voice
Deep rolling 'brroot' uttered in flight. A clear whistled 'weet-weeh' or 'soft 'pee-u-ee' uttered in alarm.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (279)...)

Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius) [XC841921]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Arrondissement d'Orl\u00e9ans (near Ch\u00e9cy), Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France (nocturnal flight call)

Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) [XC385947]
by Stanislas Wroza from Hy\u00e8res, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d'Azur, France (alarm call, call, flight call)

Nest
A shallow scrape on the ground, often near a large stone, lined with moss or lichen.

Eggs (Guide)
3; smooth, buff with green tinge and dark brown blotches and spots; oval. Incubation: 27 - 28 days; mainly by male.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7

Files:

JPG files for Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) - 10 files

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