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South America. The pampas marshes of the Andean region of central Peru south to northern Chile.
Least Concern
NBN atlas has 22 records as at end 2024. Map Here.
Has been reported in Nottinghamshire in three of the years 1984 - 2001
A Provisional List of escaped species recorded in Nottinghamshire 1871-2015, Jason Reece; in The Birds of Nottinghamshire Annual Report for 2015.