Magellanic Plover
Pluvianellus socialisGray, GR, 1846
English (US) Magellanic Plover
The Magellanic Plover (Pluvianellus socialis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds lagoons and ponds of inland western Santa Cruz Province (southwestern Argentina), southeastern Magallanes Province (far southeastern Chile), and northern and central Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; non-breeders reach coastal east-central and southeastern Argentina northward to southeastern Buenos Aires ProvinceRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pluvianellus socialis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Magellanic Plover
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pluvianellus socialis?
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1846
- Type locality
- No locality = Straits of Magellan.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 3 p.549
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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