MAGELLANIC PLOVER   -   PLUVIANELLIDAE

Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis North of Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego, Region XII, Chile. A unique shorebird, currently classified as a monotypic family. It is only found in extreme southern South America, mostly around the edges of saline lagoons. (S5)

Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis North of Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego, Region XII, Chile. (S5)

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