Inland Dotterel (Peltohyas australis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Peltohyas australis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Charadrius. Race whitlocki has been proposed for birds in C and SW Australia, but considered doubtfully valid. Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	84 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,780,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	9300 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2024
Population trend	stable	-	-	-
Generation length	3.88 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population is estimated to number 14,000 individuals, roughly equating to 9,300 mature individuals. Numbers are suspected to fluctuate, but with a stable trend over the longer term (Wetlands International 2023).

Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Australia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Australia	Arcoona Lakes
Australia	Bulgunnia
Australia	Coongie Lakes
Australia	Diamantina and Astrebla Grasslands
Australia	Diamantina Floodplain
Australia	Goyder Lagoon
Australia	Granite Downs
Australia	Lake Bindegolly
Australia	Mount Gibson and Charles Darwin
Australia	Mount Lyndhurst
Australia	Paroo Floodplain and Currawinya
Australia	Simpson Desert

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Hot	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 580 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Utilisation

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/inland-dotterel-peltohyas-australis on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.