Eurasian Dotterel

Overview

Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) is a species of Plovers (Charadriidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Eudromias; binomial: Eudromias morinellus; authority: (Linnaeus, 1758).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: ne Iberian Pen., n Africa and Middle East to se Iraq and e Arabian Pen..

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Move Eurasian Dotterel from Charadrius to the monotypic genus Eudromias based on phylogentic analyses (dos Remedios et al. 2015; Černý & Natale 2022).