wrybill

an area where a freshwater river meets the ocean and tidal influences result in fluctuations in salinity. ... mainly lives in water that is not salty. insectivore.

The wrybill or ngutuparore is a species of plover endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species of bird in the world with a beak that is bent sideways in ...

The wrybill is a small, plump plover, measuring 20 to 21 cm (7.9–8.3 in) in length and weighing between 43 and 71 g (1.5–2.5 oz). The plumage is slightly ...

n. a small New Zealand plover with grey and white plumage and a bill that bends to the right. Oxford Dictionary.

當年每周相對數量的估計值用以產生移動模式的動畫。相對數量是由eBird使用者在一天中適合時間1小時、1公里以行進計數記錄到每一物種個體數量平均值紀錄清單。

A small, pale plover endemic to New Zealand. Gray above, white below. Note distinctive black bill with tip curving to the right, unique to this species, ...

The wrybill is a small pale plover which breeds only in braided rivers of the South Island. It is the only bird in the world with a laterally-curved bill ...

No other bird in the world has a bill like New Zealand's wrybill. Its bill curves to the right, allowing it to probe for insects under river stones.

2013年7月29日 — 剛認識一種怪水鳥：歪嘴鴴(Wrybill, Anarhynchus frontalis 中文是我亂翻譯的)，紐西蘭特有種。這嘴巴可以刮掃淺層的泥沙把獵物翻出來。