noun
shore dotterel; shore plover
A bird species (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) native to New Zealand. The name is a Japanese ornithological coinage.
ノドグロチドリはニュージーランドの固有種です。
The shore dotterel is a species endemic to New Zealand.
Compound of 喉黒 (nodoguro, 'black-throated') and 千鳥 (chidori, 'plover'). A descriptive Japanese name for the shore dotterel.