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Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (Phegornis mitchellii)


Chorlito de Vincha (Phegornis mitchellii)
Author's comments:

Durante cabalgata (no era una viaje de observacion) lo halle en pequeña laguna (3 m diam.) en amplia vega a 2.600 m snm. Quieto en el agua, solo me percate que era un ave ya muy cerca (20 m). Luego permitio mayor acercamiento y cuando volo poso cerca, en roca o el prado. Emitia una corta voz aguda. Permaneci en la zona 48 hs y no volvi a verlo alli ni en otra vega mucho mas amplia, a mayor altura. La vincha es exactamente una banda blanca circular completa, algo que no he visto en otra ave.

Diego Gallegos
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RECORD
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Scientific name: Phegornis mitchellii
English Name: Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
Spanish Name: Chorlito de Vincha
Portuguese Name:
BirdLife International:
  Near Threatened (NT)  
Sex: Indistinguishable
Life stage: Adult
Registration date: 18/01/2016
Country: Argentina
Province / Department: Mendoza
Location or protected area: El Sosneado
Detailed location: Campamento Barroso y de Las Lagrimas
Coordinates - Detailed location: -34.760614, -70.194485
Altitude - Detailed location: 2565 m a.s.l.
Location accuracy: Medium
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 134263 View Full Record
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Camera model: DMC-FZ30
Shutter speed: 10/5000
Aperture: 8.0
ISO Sensitivity: 400
Focal length: 89mm
Creation date: 2016:01:18 19:17:38
Using Flash: No
Publication date: 01/21/2016 19:26:00
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