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Diademed sandpiper-plover
diademed sandpiper-plover (Phegornis mitchellii) - Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
Another rare bird of the high altitude Andes, this monotypic little plover can be found in high quality bogs and puna grassland inbetween 3,500–5,000 m (11,500–16,400 ft) above sea level. It favors remote areas and even there it remains uncommon, every single source I looked at about this bird states they are infrequently seen, poorly known, and rare across their range. We stumbled across it on the bank of a small river abutting 'bofedales' - andean bog ecosystem. It lived up to its reputation of being rare as well, we didn't see this species again in two more months of trekking through similar habitats.
Diademed sandpiper-plover
diademed sandpiper-plover (Phegornis mitchellii) - Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
Another rare bird of the high altitude Andes, this monotypic little plover can be found in high quality bogs and puna grassland inbetween 3,500–5,000 m (11,500–16,400 ft) above sea level. It favors remote areas and even there it remains uncommon, every single source I looked at about this bird states they are infrequently seen, poorly known, and rare across their range. We stumbled across it on the bank of a small river abutting 'bofedales' - andean bog ecosystem. It lived up to its reputation of being rare as well, we didn't see this species again in two more months of trekking through similar habitats.