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Rufous-chested Dotterel

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Alternative name: Rufous-chested Plover

Photo by Rodrigo Reyes
Mantagua, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, August, 2006

Charadrius modestus

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

Identification

Distribution

Breeds in Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to southern Brazil. Extralimital records in Brazil as far north as Rio de Janeiro.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Non-breeding
Photo by Rodrigo Reyes
Concon, Chile, July, 2005

Habitat

Coastal moorland and dunes.

Behaviour

References

Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view