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  The Wrybill or Ngutuparore (in Māori) (Anarhynchus frontalis) is a species of plover endemic to New Zealand. It is special since it is the only species of bird in the world with a beak that is bent sideways one way, always to the right (in the Crossbills eg. Loxia pytyopsittacus the tips of the upper and lower mandibles cross because they are bent sideways in opposite directions, sometimes left over right and sometimes the other way). A 2015 study found it to actually be within the Charadrius clade, with its closest relatives other plovers found in New Zealand, the nearest the New Zealand plover or New Zealand dotterel (Charadrius obscurus), and then the double-banded plover or banded dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus). It lays its eggs among the rocks along rivers and distracts intruders by pretending to be in distress and moving away from its "nest". Distribution, habitat and movements The wrybill is endemic to New Zealand. It breeds on large braided rivers in central South Island, preferring large dynamic rivers that will not become overgrown with weeds. It used to occur more frequently on smaller rivers, but has undergone a range contraction, and now only occupies around 60% of its estimated original range. After breeding, around late December till early February, they leave their breeding sites and migrate to shallow estuaries and sheltered coastal areas in the North Island.   Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Description The wrybill is a small, plump plover, measuring 20 to 21 cm in length and weighing between 43 and 71 g. The plumage is slightly sexually dimorphic. The male has a white forehead and pale grey crown, nape, back, wings and tail and a white throat, breast, belly and rump, with a thin black band across the breast.  Wrybill eggs showing camouflage
By John Hill - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2885255 This band is thinner in the female, and much less distinct in both sexes in the non-breeding season. The other difference between the sexes is a small black bar between the white forehead and the grey crown, which is present in the males but not the females. As with the breast band it is reduced in the non-breeding season. The most distinctive feature of the bird is the long black bill, which is always curved to the right. The wrybill is the only species of bird with an asymmetrically-turned bill. Listen to the Wrybill
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
Conservation status
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 26 October 2017 Location: Robert Findlays Wildlife area in Miranda  Wrybill - Ngutuparore (Māori) - Anarhynchus frontalis - 26 October 2017 - Robert Findlays Wildlife area in Miranda
 Wrybill - Ngutuparore (Māori) - Anarhynchus frontalis - 26 October 2017 - Robert Findlays Wildlife area in Miranda
 Wrybill - Ngutuparore (Māori) - Anarhynchus frontalis - 26 October 2017 - Robert Findlays Wildlife area in Miranda
 Wrybill - Ngutuparore (Māori) - Anarhynchus frontalis - 26 October 2017 - Robert Findlays Wildlife area in Miranda
 Wrybill - Ngutuparore (Māori) - Anarhynchus frontalis - 26 October 2017 - Robert Findlays Wildlife area in Miranda
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