Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

Double-banded Plover · New Zealand Plover

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Charadrius Linnaeus & Charadrius bicinctus

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01Double-banded Plover

Charadrius bicinctusAnarhynchus bicinctusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateCharadrius bicinctusBanded Dottrel

Name used todayAnarhynchus bicinctusDouble-banded Plover

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

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02New Zealand Plover

Charadrius obscurusAnarhynchus obscurusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateCharadrius obscurusNew-Zealand Dottrel

Name used todayAnarhynchus obscurusNew Zealand Plover

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication: A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 2
Plate: 1
Creator: Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution: Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.