- Two-banded Plover
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Two-banded Plover Non-breeding Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Charadrius Species: C. falklandicus Binomial name Charadrius falklandicus
Latham, 1790The Two-banded Plover (Charadrius falklandicus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It breeds in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands. Part of the population migrates north in winter with some birds reaching Uruguay and southern Brazil.
Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes, saline marshes, rocky shores, and sandy shores.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Charadrius falklandicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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