Rufous-Chested Dotterel
Charadrius modestus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius modestus (Rufous-Chested Dotterel)
Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Tawny-throated Dotterel
Oreopholus ruficollis
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Magellanic Oystercatcher
Haematopus leucopodus
Magellanic Snipe
Gallinago magellanica
Least Seedsnipe
Thinocorus rumicivorus
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-Chested Dotterel at Torres del Paine 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 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |