Tawny-throated dotterel
| Tawny-throated dotterel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Oreopholus |
| Species: | O. ruficollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829)
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Eudromias ruficollis (Wagler, 1829) | |
The tawny-throated dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is placed in the genus Oreopholus, which is monotypic as regards living species. A prehistoric relative, Oreopholus orcesi, has been described from fossil remains.
It breeds in the Andes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Non-breeding migrants reach Ecuador, Brazil and Uruguay and it is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and pastureland.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oreopholus ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693921A93430118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693921A93430118.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Charadriinae
- Birds of the Puna grassland
- Birds of the Southern Andes
- Birds of Peru
- Birds of Argentina
- Birds of Tierra del Fuego
- Birds described in 1829
- Taxa named by Johann Georg Wagler
- Charadriiformes stubs