usually two eggs but sometimes three; both parents incubate. The incubation period and time to fledging are not known. Vocalization The rufous-chested plover's breeding season flight display includes "a long series of short staccato notes often followed by a burry drawn-out croak, 'pic..pic..pic..pic..pic..grrrrrrahr'." Its flight call is "a wheezy whistle 'wheeerr'". Status The IUCN has assessed the rufous-chested plover as being of Least Concern. It has a large range but its population size and trend are not known. No immediate threats have been identified. It is "generally reckoned to be not uncommon" and its habitat in "zones with relatively limited human impact suggests species [is] likely to be secure at present". References rufous-chested plover Birds of Patagonia Birds of Tierra del Fuego Birds of the Falkland Islands rufous-chested plover Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Hinrich Lichtenstein