Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis) ©WikiC
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CLASS – AVES, Order – CHARADRIIFORMES, Family – Pluvianellidae – Magellanic Plover
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Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis)
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- Plovers (Charadriidae) – IBC
- Pluvianellidae – Wikipedia
- Pluvianellidae – Le quide ornitho
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The Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis) is a rare and unique wader found only in southernmost South America. It was long placed in with the other plovers in the family Charadriidae, however behavioural evidence suggested they were distinct, and molecular studies confirmed this, suggesting that they are actually more closely related to the sheathbills, a uniquely Antarctic family. As such it is now placed in its own family, Pluvianellidae. This species is not a long distance migratant, although some birds move further north in southern Argentina in winter. The species breeds inland and then moves to the coast during the winter, particularly to estuaries. (Wikipedia with editing)
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