Alternative name: Australian Dotterel
- Peltohyas australis
Charadrius australis
Identification
Upperparts generally buff mottled with dark brown. Face pale but marked by vertical black band crossing eye and fore-crown. Underparts generally buff and white, marked with distinctive black Y on breast, forming collar on hind-neck, and joined to black band on belly separating white lower belly from rich buff lower breast and flanks. Measurements: length 19-23 cm; wingspan 43-47 cm; weight 80 g.
Distribution
Arid interior of southern Australia.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Open, arid country.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes seeds and invertebrates.
Breeding
It nest on bare ground in shallow depression; clutch of 3 brown eggs, marked with irregular black spots; incubation period c.28 days; young precocial and nidifugous.
References
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Inland Dotterel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Inland_Dotterel