Difference between revisions of "Magellanic Plover" - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Rick and Elis
Laguna Verde, Tierra del Fuego, Magellanes y Antarctica Chileno, Chile, November 2013

Pluvianellus socialis

Identification

8 in

Grey head, neck, chest and upper parts
Whitish throat and cheeks
Brown tint on neck and chest
White abdomen and under tail coverts
Blackish primaries and rectrices
Black bill. Pink legs. Red eyes.

Distribution

South America found in extreme southern Argentina and Chile (Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Edges of brackish lakes and lagoons, ponds, estuaries and coastal areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Diet includes crustaceans.

Breeding

They use a hollow in the ground to lay 2 eggs, which are grey with dusky spots, which have all the appearance of stones. Both adults incubate the eggs and care for the young.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Magellanic Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Magellanic_Plover

External Links

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+[[Image:Magellanic Plover - Pluvianellus socialis.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rick+and+Elis|Rick and Elis}}<br />Laguna Verde, Tierra del Fuego, Magellanes y Antarctica Chileno, [[Chile]], November 2013]]
 ;[[:Category:Pluvianellus|Pluvianellus]] socialis
 ==Identification==
-in. Head and upper parts are grey. Throat and cheeks whitish. Neck and chest grey with brown tint. Abdomen and under tail coverts white. Primaries and rectrices blackish. Black bill. Pink legs. Red eyes.
+in
+*Grey head, neck, chest and upper parts
+*Whitish throat and cheeks
+*Brown tint on neck and chest
+*White abdomen and under tail coverts
+*Blackish primaries and rectrices
+*Black bill. Pink legs. Red eyes.
 ==Distribution==
-Extreme southern [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]], [[Magallanes]] and [[Tierra del Fuego]].
+[[South America]] found in extreme southern Argentina and Chile ([[Magallanes]] and [[Tierra del Fuego]]).
 ==Taxonomy==
-A monotypic species.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Edges of brackish lakes and lagoons, estuaries and coastal zones.
+Edges of brackish lakes and lagoons, ponds, estuaries and coastal areas.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Diet====
 Diet includes crustaceans.
+====Breeding====
-Nests are made in a depression in the ground and 2 grey, dusky spotted eggs are laid which look like stones. They are incubated by both parents who also care for the young.
+They use a hollow in the ground to lay 2 eggs, which are grey with dusky spots, which have all the appearance of stones. Both adults incubate the eggs and care for the young.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Pluvianellus+socialis}}
-[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Pluvianellus]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pluvianellus]]