- Rufous-chested Plover
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Rufous-chested Plover Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Charadrius Species: C. modestus Binomial name Charadrius modestus
Lichtenstein, 1823The Rufous-chested Plover or Rufous-chested Dotterel (Charadrius modestus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It breeds in southern parts of Argentina and Chile and on the Falkland Islands. Some birds migrate north in winter, reaching as far as Uruguay, southern Brazil and occasionally Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and sandy shores.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Charadrius modestus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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