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Shrimp, sandhoppers (amphipod crustacean of sandy shores) and tiny arthropods. | Shrimp, sandhoppers (amphipod crustacean of sandy shores) and tiny arthropods. | ||
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| − | 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. | + | 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. Adults secrete a crop milk not unlike that of doves to feed their young. |
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Most common call is a ringing ''coo'' or ''ceu'' sounding like a cross between a dove and a plover. Also an ascending whistle ''weeEEEEooooo.'' Alarm call is a ''pip-wheet''. | Most common call is a ringing ''coo'' or ''ceu'' sounding like a cross between a dove and a plover. Also an ascending whistle ''weeEEEEooooo.'' Alarm call is a ''pip-wheet''. | ||
Revision as of 10:02, 17 January 2019
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
Actions
Pecks food from surface turning over small stones, seaweeds, shells and debris with its strong bill to find food. It also uses its legs and feet to scratch or dig into the sand for hidden prey, a behaviour unique among waders.
Diet
Shrimp, sandhoppers (amphipod crustacean of sandy shores) and tiny arthropods.
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. Adults secrete a crop milk not unlike that of doves to feed their young.
Vocalisations
Most common call is a ringing coo or ceu sounding like a cross between a dove and a plover. Also an ascending whistle weeEEEEooooo. Alarm call is a pip-wheet.
Movements
Resident, dispersive and migratory. After the breeding season they move to the coast north to the Valdés Peninsula and occasionally to southwest Buenos Aires Province. Argentina and Falkland Islands.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- avesdechile
- Jaramillo, A. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton & Oxford: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117409
- Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/magplo1
- Wiersma, P. & Kirwan, G.M. (2019). Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53859 on 17 January 2019).
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Magellanic Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Magellanic_Plover
