Alternative name: Diademed Plover
- Phegornis mitchellii
Identification
16·5–19 cm (6½-7½ in)
- Brown upperparts
- Buff underparts with fine barring
- Black head
- White band around the crown
- Rufous nape
- Long, thin, downcurved bill
- In flight, wings look rounded
Distribution
South America: found from southern Peru to western Argentina and Chile.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
High elevation bogs, shallow gravel streams, freshwater lakes, sedges and grasses. Observed at heights around 4818 m.
Behaviour
Quite shy and very fast moving.
Diet
They probe in the soft earth for their food, but there is no information about what exactly they eat.
Breeding
A nest was found with 2 eggs, otherwise little information available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)
- Surfbirds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Diademed Sandpiper-Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Diademed_Sandpiper-Plover
