Magellanic Plover

Pluvianellus socialis Gray, GR, 1846

Pluvianellidae — Magellanic Plover

Magellanic Plover, Pluvianellus socialis, lives in southern South America, breeding inland in Santa Cruz Province in south-west Argentina, Magallanes Province in far south-east Chile, and the north and central parts of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. Outside the breeding season it moves to coastal eastern and south-eastern Argentina as far north as south-east Buenos Aires Province. It is the only wader known to feed its chicks by bringing up food from the crop. Gray described it in 1846, and it is placed in the family Pluvianellidae.

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Pluvianellidae — Magellanic Plover
Breeding range: South America: inland w Santa Cruz Province (sw Argentina), se Magallanes Province (far se Chile) and n, c Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Nonbreeding range: coastal ec, se Argentina to se Buenos Aires Province

Magellanic Plover

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Magellanic Plover

Magellanic Plover

Tours where you can spot this bird

5 tours in Argentina 4, Chile 1

3-Day Southern Buenos Aires Winter Birding Tour

3-Day Southern Buenos Aires Winter Birding Tour

Argentina / Buenos Aires Private tour 3 days

A three-day winter birding journey from Buenos Aires through Lobería, Necochea, Reta Lagoon and Tres Arroyos for Patagonian geese, shorebir...

6-Day Private South Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Birding

6-Day Private South Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Birding

Chile / Punta Arenas Private tour 6 days

Six private days across Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego for seabirds, southern forest specialists, steppe birds and the King Penguin colony....

Private Tailor-Made Argentina Birding with Mario Mosqueira

Private Tailor-Made Argentina Birding with Mario Mosqueira

Argentina / Salta Private tour 1 day

Build a private Argentina birding programme for one to eight guests around your available days, preferred regions, pace and priority species...

Tierra del Fuego Big Four Birding Circuit

Tierra del Fuego Big Four Birding Circuit

Argentina / Rio Grande Private tour 4 days

A four-day Tierra del Fuego crossing for Magellanic Plover, Ruddy-headed Goose, White-bellied Seedsnipe and Magellanic Woodpecker....

White-bellied Seedsnipe, Magellanic Plover and Woodpecker

White-bellied Seedsnipe, Magellanic Plover and Woodpecker

Argentina / Rio Grande Private tour 3 days

A three-day crossing from Rio Grande to Ushuaia for three flagship Fuegian birds: Magellanic Plover, White-bellied Seedsnipe and Magellanic ...