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Magellanic plover

Pluvianellus socialis G. R. Gray, 1846

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The magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis) is a species in the family Pluvianellidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 79.5 g to 89.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis)
Photo: Sascha Wenninger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the magellanic plover

Weight
79.5 g – 89.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
coastalsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the magellanic plover live?

Not recorded

What is the magellanic plover?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis) is a rare wader endemic to southernmost South America.

From the Wikipedia article “Magellanic plover” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magellanic_plover&oldid=1379748720), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the magellanic plover endangered?

The magellanic plover is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the magellanic plover classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyPluvianellidae
  6. genusPluvianellus
  7. SpeciesPluvianellus socialis G. R. Gray, 1846
Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • زقزاق ماجلانArabic
  • Magellan çovdarçılarıAzerbaijani
  • corriol de MagallanesCatalan
  • Pluvial de MagallanesCatalan
  • kulík šedýCzech
  • kulíkovec šedýCzech
  • cwtiad MagellanWelsh
  • GråløberDanish
  • Tierra del Fuego StrandskadeDanish
  • MagellanregenpfeiferGerman
  • Magellan-RegenpfeiferGerman
  • MagelanpluvioEsperanto
  • magelana pluvianeloEsperanto
  • pluvial magallánicoSpanish
  • Chorlito cenicientoSpanish
  • Chorlito de MagallanesSpanish
  • Chorlo de MagallanesSpanish
  • tulemaa tüllEstonian
  • سلیم ماژلانیPersian
  • hopeakurmitsaFinnish
  • Pluvianelle magellaniqueFrench
  • חופמי מגלניHebrew
  • sivi kulikCroatian
  • Magellán-lileHungarian
  • Piviere di MagellanoItalian
  • マゼランチドリJapanese
  • 마젤란물떼새Korean
  • magelaninis sėjikasLithuanian
  • magelhaenplevierDutch
  • gulpesnipeNorwegian
  • magelanówkaPolish
  • batuíra-magalhânicaPortuguese
  • batuíra-de-magalhãesPortuguese
  • batuíra-magalhânicoPortuguese
  • borrelho-de-magalhãesPortuguese
  • Магелланова ржанкаRussian
  • kulíkovec vodnýSlovak
  • Magelanov žalarSerbian
  • magellanpipareSwedish
  • Macellan CılıbıtıTurkish
  • послотюхUkrainian
  • 短腿鸻Chinese
  • 麥哲倫鴴Chinese

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Relatives of the magellanic plover

Other species in the same order Charadriiformes.

LC, Least Concern
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Common snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Scolopacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the magellanic plover?

An adult magellanic plover weighs 79.5 g – 89.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the magellanic plover endangered?

The magellanic plover is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the magellanic plover?

The magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis) belongs to the family Pluvianellidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-plover

MLA

“Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-plover.

BibTeX
@misc{magellanic_plover_2026,
  title = {Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-plover},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}