Magellanic Plover

Pluvianellus socialis

IUCN: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Pluvianellidae
Genus
Pluvianellus
eBird Code
magplo1

Distribution

breeds lagoons and ponds of inland western Santa Cruz Province (southwestern Argentina), southeastern Magallanes Province (far southeastern Chile), and northern and central Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; non-breeders reach coastal east-central and southeastern Argentina northward to southeastern Buenos Aires Province

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.