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title: "Czajeczka"
description: "Erythrogonys cinctus — Ptaki. The red-kneed dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) is a species of plover in a monotypic genus in the subfamily Vanellinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-kneed-dotterel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Czajeczka

> Erythrogonys cinctus — Ptaki. The red-kneed dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) is a species of plover in a monotypic genus in the subfamily Vanellinae.

- Scientific name: *Erythrogonys cinctus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1474
- Wikidata: [Q1269003](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1269003)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4880](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4880)

## Names

- en: Red-kneed Dotterel
- de: Schwarzbrustregenpfeifer
- es: Chorlito pechinegro
- fr: Pluvier ceinturé
- nl: Roodknieplevier
- pt: Batuíra-de-cinta
- pl: Czajeczka

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1455)

## Summary

The red-kneed dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) is a species of plover in a monotypic genus in the subfamily Vanellinae.  It is often gregarious and will associate with other waders of its own and different species, even when nesting.  It is nomadic and sometimes irruptive.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-kneed_dotterel

## Photo

![Czajeczka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-kneed-dotterel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167463208

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-kneed-dotterel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).