New records and migratory insights of the Rufous-chested Dotterel (<i>Zonibyx modestus</i>) in coastal Peru
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Keywords

Austral winter vagrant
neotropical shorebird
Los Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge
Paracas National Reserve
Rufous-chested Dotterel
vagrancy

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Ortiz, Enver, Ruth De La Cruz, Luis Elorgio La Madrid-Sandoval, María del Carmen Díaz-Suárez, Omar A. Ubillus-Tolentino, Patricia Saravia-Guevara, Gonzalo Quiroz-Jiménez, Daniel A. Peña-López, and Nicole A. Henriod-Cariat. 2026. “New Records and Migratory Insights of the Rufous-Chested Dotterel (Zonibyx Modestus) in Coastal Peru”. Nuestras Aves 71 (February). https://doi.org/10.56178/na.v71i.1166.

Abstract

We report four new austral winter records (2021–2025) of the Rufous-chested Dotterel on the Peruvian coast, increasing national records to eight and representing the northernmost non-breeding occurrences of the species. Plumage and moult observations suggest phenological variation and support a Pacific migratory route, demonstrating movements exceeding 2,000 km, including adults and a juvenile observed.

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