Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
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Plovers and Lapwings

Diademed Sandpiper-Plover

Phegornis mitchellii

NTNear Threatened
Family
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Order
Charadriiformes

Overview

The diademed sandpiper-plover or diademed plover (Phegornis mitchellii) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

High-elevation bogs of Andes from central Peru to central Chile and western Argentina.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.