Puna plover

Puna plover
Puna plover at Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Charadrius
Species: C. alticola
Binomial name
Charadrius alticola
(Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902)

The puna plover (Charadrius alticola) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and saline marshes.

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