Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Puna Plover

Puna Plover Charadrius alticola

Described by: Berlepsch; Stolzmann (1902)
Alternate common name(s): Puna Two-banded Plover
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Peru - Aug, 2002 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama, south of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile - May 2, 2005 © Adam Kent  San Pedro de Atacama, Chile - Sep, 2004 © Manfred Braun 
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Range

C. Andes of w. South America;
C. Peru s. to ne. Chile s. to Antofagasta, c. and s. Bolivia and nw. Argentina in Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman and Catamarca.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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