Tawny-throated Dotterel
Oreopholus ruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusOreopholus
- SpeciesOreopholus ruficollis (Tawny-throated Dotterel)
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-throated Dotterel in Galápagos Islands?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Tawny-throated Dotterel sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny-throated Dotterel in Galápagos Islands?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-throated Dotterel in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.