| Oreopholus | |
|---|---|
| Tawny-throated dotterel(Oreopholus ruficollis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Subfamily: | Charadriinae |
| Genus: | Oreopholus Jardine &Selby, 1835 |
| Species | |
Oreopholus is a genus of bird belonging to the familyCharadriidae. Thetawny-throated dotterel (Oreopholus ruficollis) is the only extant species, although another species,Oreopholus orcesi, is known from theLate Pleistocene ofEcuador.[1]