Summary ²

The red-kneed dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) is a species of plover in a monotypic genus in the subfamily Vanellinae. It is often gregarious and will associate with other waders of its own and different species, even when nesting. It is nomadic and sometimes irruptive.

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1. (c) Tom Tarrant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/19212060@N00/3986140735
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrogonys_cinctus

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