The puna plover (Anarhynchus alticola) is a species of bird in subfamily Charadriinae of family Charadriidae.

Adult females are duller; their breast band can be grayish and the areas that are black on the male can be brownish.

[5] The puna plover is found in the high Andes from Peru's Department of Junín south through western Bolivia into northern Chile as far as the Atacama Region and into northwestern Argentina to Catamarca Province.

It inhabits the plateaus of the puna zone, where it is typically found in short grassland around both salt- and freshwater lakes.

[5] The puna plover is probably resident in most of its range but some move to lower elevations, even as far as the coast, during the austral winter.

[5] Almost nothing is known about the puna plover's foraging techniques or diet, but the latter does include small crustaceans.