Two-banded plover
Two-banded plover | |
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Non-breeding | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Charadriidae |
Genus: | Charadrius |
Species: | C. falklandicus
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Binomial name | |
Charadrius falklandicus Latham, 1790
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The two-banded plover (Charadrius falklandicus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands. Part of the population migrates north in winter with some birds reaching Uruguay and southern Brazil.
Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes, saline marshes, rocky shores, and sandy shores.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Charadrius falklandicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693852A95219011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693852A95219011.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Charadrius
- Birds of Patagonia
- Birds of the Falkland Islands
- Birds described in 1790
- Taxa named by John Latham (ornithologist)
- Charadriiformes stubs