Oreopholus Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Campbell . K.E. Jr. . The Late Pleistocene Avifauna of La Carolina, Southwestern Ecuador . Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology . 1976 . 27 . 155–168. 10.5479/si.00810266.27.155 .