Rufous-chested Dotterel

Zonibyx modestus

Rufous-chested Dotterel (Zonibyx modestus) — Shorebirds, Gulls & Auks of South America.

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The Rufous-chested Dotterel (Zonibyx modestus) is a member of the Charadriidae family found in South America. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Charadriidae Plovers
Genus Zonibyx
Species modestus

Where it lives

Inland south-central Chile, southern Argentina and Falkland Is.

South America

Quick facts

Family: Charadriidae
Order: Charadriiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Rufous-chested Dotterel (Zonibyx modestus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family, part of the order Charadriiformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA inland sc Chile, s Argentina and Falkland Is.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.