Plovers (Charadriidae)
Puna Plover (Charadrius alticola) - HBW 3, p. 434
French: Pluvier du puna
German: Punaregenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Andino
Other common names: Puna Two-banded Plover
Taxonomy: Ægialitis alticola Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902, Ingapirca, Junín, Peru.
Sometimes considered a subspecies of C. falklandicus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Puna zone of high Andes, from C Peru through NE Chile and W Bolivia to NW Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male foraging Locality Chaxa Lagoon, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 November 2011 8 weeks ago 48 sec 4.3 -
male wading in shallow water Locality Chaxa Lagoon, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 November 2011 9 weeks ago 39 sec 4.2 -
rear view of female Locality Chaxa Lagoon, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 November 2011 8 weeks ago 14 sec 4 -
feeding from the water's surface Locality Chaxa Lagoon, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 November 2011 8 weeks ago 20 sec 4 -
foraging along edge of water Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 27 November 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 4 -
feeding in shallow water Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 27 November 2011 1 year ago 28 sec 4
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adult female
Locality Laguna de Pozuelos Natural Monument, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 21 August 2012 40 weeks ago 3.8 -
adult male
Locality Laguna de Pozuelos Natural Monument, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 21 August 2012 40 weeks ago 3.6 -
Adultos en Antofagasta de la Sierra-Catamarca-Argentina
Locality Catamarca Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 9 February 2008 3 years ago 3.3 -
An immature bird.
Locality Potosí Department, Bolivia
Diego R. Méndez 19 February 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
An adult bird on a grassland.
Locality Sajama National Park, Oruro Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 7 December 2005 48 weeks ago 3.3 -
Female on a lake shore
Locality Laguna Cañapa, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Luca Boscain 13 August 2012 30 weeks ago 3.2
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