Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Rufous-chested Dotterel

Rufous-chested Dotterel Charadrius modestus

Described by: Lichtenstein (1823)
Alternate common name(s): Rufous-chested Plover
Old scientific name(s): Zonibyx modestus

Photographs

near Port Stanley, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands - Feb 7, 2003 © Peter R. Bono  Tierra del Fuego, Chile - Mar, 2007 © Lou Hegedus  Playa Changa, Coquimbo, Region IV, Chile - Jul 14, 2007 © Etienne Artigau  Playa Changa, Coquimbo, Region IV, Chile - Jul 14, 2007 © Etienne Artigau 
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Range

S. South America. Falkland Is.;
S. Chile s. from n. Llanquihue, and Coquimbo (Playa Changa), w. and s. Argentina s. to Tierra del Fuego. Falkland Is. (East Falkland Is., Stanley)
Winters n. to n. Chile, Uruguay (Banados del Este) and se. Brazil.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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