Tawny-throated Dotterel

Tawny-throated Dotterel
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Charadriidae
Genus:	Oreopholus Jardine & Selby, 1835
Species:	O. ruficollis
Binomial name
Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829)
Synonyms
Eudromias ruficollis (Wagler, 1829)

The Tawny-throated Dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is placed in the genus Oreopholus, which is monotypic as regards living species.^{[citation needed][clarification needed]} 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 2004. Oreopholus ruficollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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