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Oreopholus

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Oreopholus is a genus of bird belonging to the family Charadriidae. The tawny-throated dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) is the only extant species, although another species, Oreopholus orcesi, is known from the Late Pleistocene of Ecuador.[1]

References

  1. ^ Campbell, K.E. Jr. (1976). "The Late Pleistocene Avifauna of La Carolina, Southwestern Ecuador". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. 27: 155–168.
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Oreopholus: Brief Summary

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Oreopholus is a genus of bird belonging to the family Charadriidae. The tawny-throated dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) is the only extant species, although another species, Oreopholus orcesi, is known from the Late Pleistocene of Ecuador.

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