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    The puna grassland ecoregion, part of the Andean montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It...
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  • Puna grassland, a type of grassland in the central part of the high Andes Puna (mythology), a character in Polynesian mythology Maihueniopsis or Puna...
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    James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), also known as the puna flamingo, is a species of flamingo that lives at high altitudes in the Andean plateaus...
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    The Puna teal (Spatula puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was at one time regarded as a subspecies of the silver teal. The...
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    Chile. Atacama Desert Altiplano Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex Salar de Atacama Salar de Arizaro Puna grassland Tren a las Nubes Salta–Antofagasta railway...
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    Southern giant hummingbird (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    The southern giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) is one of two species in the genus Patagona and the second largest hummingbird species, after its close...
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    The Central Andean dry puna (NT1001) is an ecoregion in the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, located in the Andean Altiplano (high plateau) in...
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    The Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) is a species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural...
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    Chilean flamingo (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    The Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a species of large flamingo at a height of 110–130 cm (43–51 in) closely related to the American flamingo...
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    Mountain parakeet (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    genus Psilopsiagon within the family Psittacidae. It is found in the Puna grassland. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland...
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    biome includes high elevation (montane and alpine) grasslands and shrublands, including the puna and páramo in South America, subalpine heath in New...
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    Andean flamingo (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    Olivio, et al. (2007). "Seasonal distribution, abundance, and nesting of Puna, Andean, and Chilean flamingos." Condor109(2): 276-287. Bucher, E. 1992....
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    Lesser horned owl (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    a variety of habitats including open forest, scrubland, farmland and grassland. It hunts over open country, mainly at night. Rodents make up most of...
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    found only in northern Chiles's Antofagasta Region. The puna snipe inhabits the puna grassland zone of the Andes. It favors damp to wet landscapes, such...
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    Thick-billed siskin (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    The thick-billed siskin (Spinus crassirostris) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, its natural...
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    Darwin's rhea (redirect from Puna Rhea)
    is found in the puna of southeastern Peru, southwestern Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. R. p. tarapacensis is found in the puna of northern Chile...
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    Idiopsar (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    Idiopsar is a genus of Neotropical seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. The genus Idiopsar was introduced in 1867 by the American ornithologist...
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    Catamarca Province. It inhabits the plateaus of the puna zone, where it is typically found in short grassland around both salt- and freshwater lakes. In elevation...
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    New Zealand. Forage varieties include: 'Puna' ('Grasslands Puna'): Developed in New Zealand, Grasslands Puna is well adapted to different climates, being...
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    Andean hillstar (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    restricted to Bolivia's Cochabamba Department. The species inhabits puna grasslands, especially areas with rock outcroppings. It also commonly occurs near...
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    Black siskin (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    is rocky slopes and ravines, and the tussocky grassland with low shrubs that occurs in the Puna grassland ecoregion. It also occurs around habitations...
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    Glacier finch (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, where it favours wet boggy ground. It is one of the few birds that have...
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    puna grassland. In the puna is another subspecies of Darwin's nothura, Nothura darwinii agassizii, which prefers tussock grassland. Also in the puna is...
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    is rufous. Its head is white with black streaks. The puna tinamou inhabits high-altitude grassland, and to a lesser extent, brushland at altitude 4,000 to...
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    Chestnut-backed thornbird (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    The chestnut-backed thornbird (Phacellodomus dorsalis) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru. The chestnut-backed...
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    White-winged cinclodes (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    west-central Argentina's Córdoba and San Luis provinces. The species inhabits puna grasslands and slopes with rocks or shrubs. It almost always is along flowing...
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    family Apiaceae which is native to South America. It grows in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile and western Argentina...
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    Rufous-bellied seedsnipe (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    The rufous-bellied seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) is a bird in suborder Scolopaci of order Charadriiformes, the shorebirds. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia...
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    Mountain caracara (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    corequenque) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in puna and páramo in the Andes, ranging from northern Ecuador, through Peru and...
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    Stripe-faced wood quail (category Birds of the Puna grassland)
    The stripe-faced wood quail (Odontophorus balliviani) is a species of New World quail. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. The specific epithet of the stripe-faced...
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