BirdUp · Species
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctusGould, 1838
Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Erythrogonys
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The red-kneed dotterel is a species of plover in a monotypic genus in the subfamily Vanellinae. It is often gregarious and will associate with other waders of its own and different species, even when nesting. It is nomadic and sometimes irruptive.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except south-central, Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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