shore dotterel; shore plover
A bird species (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) native to New Zealand. The name is a Japanese ornithological coinage.
The shore dotterel is a species endemic to New Zealand.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts.
Compound of 喉黒 (nodoguro, 'black-throated') and 千鳥 (chidori, 'plover'). A descriptive Japanese name for the shore dotterel.