Puna plover

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Puna plover
Charadrius alticola - Puna Plover.jpg
Puna plover at Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Charadrius
Species:
C. alticola
Binomial name
Charadrius alticola
(Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902)
Charadrius alticola map.svg

The puna plover (Charadrius alticola) is a species of bird of the genus Charadrius and the family Charadriidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats include permanent freshwater lakes as well as saline, brackish, and alkaline marshes. The IUCN Red List assessed the puna plover as "least concern" on October 1st, 2016.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Charadrius alticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693849A93427113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693849A93427113.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2016-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Charadrius alticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-11-27.


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