BirdUp · Species
Inland Dotterel
Peltohyas australis(Gould, 1841)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Peltohyas
At a glance
The Inland Dotterel is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 19–23 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Inland Dotterel look like?
The Inland Dotterel is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long and weighing 52–107 g.
The inland dotterel is an endemic bird of the arid Australian interior. It forms loose flocks in sparsely vegetated gibber plain and claypans in the day where it loafs in the shade and eats shoots of shrubs. It is most often encountered at night when it forages on roads for insects. The relative remoteness of its habitat means that it is not well studied. The most detailed observations of the species were made by the South African arid-zone ornithology specialist Gordon Maclean in the 1970s. Alternate English names include Australian plover, inland plover, desert plover and prairie plover.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Inland Dotterel?
The Inland Dotterel is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Inland Dotterel eat?
The Inland Dotterel feeds on seeds, foliage/herbs and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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