Two-banded Plover
Anarhynchus falklandicus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The two-banded plover (Anarhynchus falklandicus) is a species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, and Uruguay.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds inland and coastal southeastern Chile, south-central and southeastern Argentina, locally in north-central Argentina and southeastern Brazil, also Falkland Islands; winters to coastal Chile and coastal southeastern Brazil.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Two-banded plover
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
