Plovers (Charadriidae)

Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) - HBW 3, p. 420

French: Pluvier ceinturé German: Schwarzbrust-Regenpfeifer Spanish: Chorlito Pechinegro

Taxonomy: Erythrogonys cinctus Gould, 1838, New South Wales.
Often placed in genus Charadrius, and traditionally grouped with other Australasian aberrant Charadrius-like genera; however, recently grouped in Vanellinae on basis of allozymes, patterning of wing and presence of hind toe. Monotypic.

Distribution: Extreme S New Guinea and Australia.

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