Conservation and Management

The Tawny-throated Dotterel is globally classified as Least Concern by BirdLife International. The Chilean Endangered Species Act classified the species as Least Concern in Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Aysén y Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, but as Near Threatened between Antofagasta and Los Lagos (118 Piñones, C. (2019). Ficha clasificación Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829). Reglamento de Clasificación de Especies 16to, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile. Close ). Despite its declining population, the decline is not considered sufficiently large, nor is its range sufficiently small (extent of occurrence of breeding/resident populations: 5,090,000 km²; extent of occurrence of nonbreeding populations: 7,230,000 km²) to approach the threshold for considering the species Near Threatened or Vulnerable (113 BirdLife International (2024). Species factsheet: Oreopholus ruficollis. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tawny-throated-dotterel-oreopholus-ruficollis on 26/01/2024. Close ).

Habitat Loss and Degradation

The habitat of the Tawny-throated Dotterel has been largely modified, particularly in central Chile, where the natural grasslands have been replaced with agricultural crops and urban areas. Consequently, the large flocks described in older literature in the Aconcagua and Maipo basins (e.g., 9 Goodall, J. D., A. W. Johnson, and R. A. Phillipi (1951). Las Aves de Chile: su Conocimiento y sus Costumbres. Platt Establecimientos Gráficos, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Close ) no longer exist (119 Aguayo M., A. Pauchard, G. Azócar, and O. Parra (2009). Cambio del uso del suelo en el centro sur de Chile a fines del siglo XX. Entendiendo la dinámica espacial y temporal del paisaje. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 82:361–374. Close , 118 Piñones, C. (2019). Ficha clasificación Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829). Reglamento de Clasificación de Especies 16to, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile. Close ). The situation in other areas such as the high Andes and Patagonia is less understood, with some populations seeming to use agricultural areas (e.g., 89 Isacch, J. P. (2001). Ecología de aves migratorias (Charadrii) durante la invernada en pastizales del sudestede la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tesis Doctoral, Universidad Naclonal de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Close ), while in other areas it only uses native grasslands (e.g., 90 Azpiroz, A. B., and J. G. Blake (2009). Avian assemblages in altered and natural grasslands in the northern campos of Uruguay. Condor 111(1):21–35. Close ).

Effects of Invasive Species

Not documented, but it is possible feral dogs and cats may hunt them.

Hunting and Trapping

It has been hunted in some places throughout its distribution, and in some cases such as in Huentelauquén, it is still being illegally pursued, in an event known as “batida de pachurrones” (118 Piñones, C. (2019). Ficha clasificación Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829). Reglamento de Clasificación de Especies 16to, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile. Close ). It has been suggested that hunting was a driver of the decline of this species historically (111 Philippi-Bañados, R. A., A. W. Johnson, J. D. Goodall, and F. Behn (1954). Notas sobre aves de Magallanes y Tierra del Fuego. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural 26:1–63. Close ).

Pesticides and Other Contaminants/Toxics

Information is needed.

Collisions with Stationary/Moving Structures or Objects

It has been recorded as being hit by cars (118 Piñones, C. (2019). Ficha clasificación Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829). Reglamento de Clasificación de Especies 16to, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile. Close ). No additional information is available, but the massive planned wind farms in Patagonia might result collisions (120 Norambuena, H. V., F. A. Labra, R. Matus, H. Gómez, D. Luna-Quevedo, and C. Espoz. (2022). Green energy threatens Chile’s Magallanes Region. Science 376:361–362. Close ) or habitat degradation, as has been demonstrated for other plover species (e.g., 121 Pearce-Higgins, J. W., L. Stephens, R. H. W. Langston, and J. A. Bright (2008). Assessing the cumulative impacts of wind fars on peatland birds: a case study of golden plover Pluvialis apricaria in Scotland. Mires and Peat 4:1-13 Close ).

Human/Research Impacts

Information is needed.

Conservation Areas

It occurs in several protected areas (Table 1). It is also present in two Important Bird Areas (IBAs), including Salinas de Huentelauquén Ramsar Site, Chile (118 Piñones, C. (2019). Ficha clasificación Oreopholus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829). Reglamento de Clasificación de Especies 16to, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile. Close , 122 BirdLife International (2024). Important Bird Area factsheet: Salinas de Huentelauquén Ramsar Site. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salinas-de-huentelauquén-ramsar-site-iba-chile on 30/01/2024. Close ) and Pastizales de Young (123 BirdLife International (2024). Important Bird Area factsheet: Young Grasslands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/young-grasslands-iba-uruguay on 30/01/2024. Close ).