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with heavy dark streaking on the back. They have a white chin, an orange-tawny throat, gray neck and breast, and a small black patch on the belly. Their white underwing shows in flight. Juveniles have a buff throat, less dense streaking on the back, and paler underparts with a brown belly patch. Subspecies O. r. pallidus is very similar to the nominate but smaller and overall paler.

Distribution and habitat

Subspecies O. r. pallidus of the tawny-throated dotterel has a limited range; it is found in coastal northern Peru only

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