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The rufous-chested dotterel is 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 71 to 94 g (2.5 to 3.3 oz). Adult males in breeding plumage have a gray face with a bright white supercilium, a gray throat, and a brown crown. Their breast is bright rufous with a black band below it; the rest of the underparts are white and the upperparts brown. Adult females are similar but duller. Non-breeding adults replace the rufous and gray with pale brown; their upperparts feathers have bright fringes and their supercilium is creamy. Voice: The rufous-chested dotterel's breeding season flight display includes "a long series of short staccato notes often followed by a burry drawn-out croak, 'pic..pic..pic..pic..pic..grrrrrrahr'." Its flight call is "a wheezy whistle 'wheeerr'".
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When to see the Rufous-chested Dotterel
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous-chested Dotterel
The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
About the Rufous-chested Dotterel
The rufous-chested dotterel or rufous-chested plover, is a species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.
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Easily confused with
White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsThis lapwing is unmistakable.
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisThe long-toed lapwing measures 31 cm (12 in) in length with a body mass of 162–225 g (5.7–7.9 oz).
Banded LapwingVanellus tricolorThe banded lapwing is a medium-sized shorebird with short dark purplish legs and a dull red tibia.
Side by side: Rufous-chested Dotterel vs White-crowned Lapwing · Banded Lapwing vs Rufous-chested Dotterel · Long-toed Lapwing vs Rufous-chested Dotterel
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