I wonder whether the inland types wade when the land is flooded ?
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Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 6:25 AM
To: Peter Shute
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Subject: Plains-wanderer in "Shorebirds of Australia"
Not really - not all "waders" wade - some are much happier inland.
Banded Lapwings and Inland Dotterels are two examples that spring to
mind that rarely get their toes wet! The grouping into "families" is
done on lots of characteristics, not just the habitat and "Shorebirds"
is generally taken to mean a specific scientific group. One could argue
that a Silver Gull is a shorebird as you find it at the seaside, but it
does not fit in the relevant scientific group so I expect it will not be
in your book.
On 17/01/2008, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> I just bought "Shorebirds of Australia", and was surprised to see that
> it covers Plains-wanderer. I can understand their explanation that
> it's closely related to other shorebirds, but if it doesn't look or
> act like one, why include it?
>
> I've never seen one, and only know what I've read about them. Does it
> seem odd to include them?
>
> Peter Shute
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