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title: "Black-fronted Dotterel"
description: "Thinornis melanops — Aves. The black-fronted dotterel (Thinornis melanops) is a small plover in the family Charadriidae that is found throughout much of Australia and New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-fronted-dotterel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-fronted Dotterel

> Thinornis melanops — Aves. The black-fronted dotterel (Thinornis melanops) is a small plover in the family Charadriidae that is found throughout much of Australia and New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Thinornis melanops*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5946
- iNaturalist taxon: [1580333](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1580333)

## Names

- en: Black-fronted Dotterel
- de: Schwarzstirnregenpfeifer
- es: Chorlito de frente negra
- fr: Pluvier à face noire

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5531), NZ (300)

## Summary

The black-fronted dotterel (Thinornis melanops) is a small plover in the family Charadriidae that is found throughout much of Australia and New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-fronted_dotterel

## Photo

![Black-fronted Dotterel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-fronted-dotterel/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101451625

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-fronted-dotterel?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).