Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Two-banded Plover

Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus

Described by: Latham (1790)
Alternate common name(s): Double-banded Plover, Patagonian Two-banded Plover, Patagonian Sandplover
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

New Island, Falkland Islands - Feb, 2001 © Stuart MacKay  Playa Changa, Coquimbo, Region IV, Chile - Jul 14, 2007 © Etienne Artigau 
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Range

Coastal s. South America;
Two populations;
C. and s. Chile from Santiago and Coquimbo (Playa Changa) s. to Cape Horn and Argentina in Patagonia s. to Tierra del Fuego. The Falkland Is. (New Island).
Winters n. to n. Chile, Uruguay (Banados del Este) and s. Brazil.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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