Plovers

Puna Plover

Charadrius alticola

The Puna Plover (Charadrius alticola) is a 45 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

45 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia.

Photo: (c) Humber Alberto, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist