Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusErythrogonys
- SpeciesErythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-kneed Dotterel at Great Otway National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |