Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
altitudinal migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
45 g |
Population justification: Boyle and Estrada (2005) estimated the global population to be c.250,000 birds. In a more recent and detailed appraisal combining published estimates, eBird data and coordinated counts organised by the Grupo de Conservación de Flamencos Andinos, Lesterhuis et al. (in prep.) estimated a population of 8,350 individuals, not all of which would have been mature, breeding birds. To account for uncertainty, the global population is estimated to be 4,000-7,000 mature individuals, assuming approximately 2/3 of the population estimated by Lesterhuis et al. (in prep.) are mature.
Trend justification: Trend unknown, but no acting threats have been identified.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Puna Plover Charadrius alticola. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/puna-plover-charadrius-alticola on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.
