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Magellanic Plover
jmorlan

Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis)

This species is neither a plover nor a sandpiper, but a unique shorebird classified in its own family the Pluvianellidae. It is scarce and locally distributed breeding inland in extreme southern Chile and Argentina and wintering along the coast. Birdlife International considers this species to be "near threatened" because of its very small population, estimated at fewer than 10,000 birds. On this visit we were able to read two band numbers. Several chicks had been banded in January as part of the Wader Quest Magellanic Plover ringing project. It was thought the nesting season had come to an end but our observations suggested continued nesting. We observed a Magellanic Plover intruder aggressively excluded from an apparent territory while another pair exhibited courtship flights.
Location
Laguna los Palos, Magallanes, Chile.
Date taken
5 February 2015
Scientific name
Pluvianellus socialis
Equipment used
Digiscoped with Panasonic LX5 | Nikon FS III | 30X fixed | no adapter.
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Great info and a beautiful image of this Plover Joe!
 
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Such a lovely bird this one Joe and another one I wasn't really aware of either.

You've taken a super picture of him my friend. Excellent work laddie.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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