#dotterel

[herpsandbirds]

Inland Dotterel (Peltohyas australis), parent and chicks, family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes, interior Australia

photograph by Jan Wegener

[plsletmestayanonymous]

Dott real?

I'm sorry anon. I didn't realize you were asking for Scott x Dawn and drew a Eurasian dotterel at first

[best-bird-tournament]

Charadriidae family waders

Which is the best bird?

American golden plover

Tawny-throated dotterel

Rufous-chested dotterel

Diademed sandpiper-plover

Eurasian dotterel

Killdeer

Pied plover

Northern lapwing

Red-kneed dotterel

Inland dotterel

Collared plover

Snowy plover

Voting ended onOct 31, 2025

[anser-leviculus]

i climbed the same mountain twice this weekend. obviously it was for birds, but not just any birds. dotterel are one of our most special species in the uk; their preference for high-altitude and generally remote landscapes makes them punishingly hard to see, but when you do, they're utterly adorable.

i missed them on my first ascent, and i was ready to give up until next year (did i mention that often you have a window of less than a week in which to see them?) but then a report came through the next day of some more birds having arrived.

the feeling of getting to the top after a ~2,000 foot climb and then seeing these cute little plovers darting around on the plateau is magical. we got lucky with a trip of eight ("trip" is the collective noun for dotterels on migration), and had lots of time to watch them feeding, scrapping and calling to each other, before scattering to the winds.

[randomanimaloftheday]

Day 74#: Rufous-Chested Dotterel

Today's animal of the day is the Rufous-Chested Dotterel (Zonibyx modestus)!

Breeding Plumage (Photo credit: Daniel Pettersson)

Also known as the rufous-chested plover, this species of wading bird can be found along the coasts of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands. These birds are named after the reddish-brown breast feathers that the adults have during the breeding season. Both males and females sport these feathers, but the males are slightly more vibrant than the females. However, once the breeding season is over, their reddish-brown feathers are replaced with gray ones, which makes it easier for them to hide from predators. Their diet consists mostly of mollusks and the larvae of aquatic insects, though they will also eat algae and other aquatic plants. Usually, they can be seen foraging in flocks of around 30 individuals.

Non-Breeding Plumage (Photo credit: Vicente Pantoja Maggi)

They are typically found near wetlands, marshes, streams, coastal mudflats, and rocky beaches; however, the type of habitat they prefer changes with the breeding season. From October to November (as well as into September for those that live on the Falkland Islands), these birds will migrate away from the coast and find a grassy area with lots of stones that's still relatively close to a body of water, such as a lake or bog. They build their nests in little indentations in the ground and will lay two to three eggs. Both parents will take turns incubating the eggs, but it is currently unknown how long it takes for them to hatch or how long the parents care for their chicks.

[lotro-tooltips-daily]

[onichophora]

Seabird Medley

From top clockwise - Tākapu (Australasian Gannet), Tarāpunga (Red-billed Gull), Tara Iti (Fairy Tern), Tūturiwhatu (New Zealand Dotterel), Tōrea pango (Variable Oystercatcher). These are all shorebird species seen on beaches from my part of the country.

Can't remember when I did this, probably Nov 2018. Can't remember what I called it either. I painted them on little craft canvases and then glued them together with popsicle sticks

[birdblues]

Black-fronted Dotterel