Southern lapwing
The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a large long-legged bird. Lapwings are shorebirds. It is a common in Central and South America, except in the jungles of the Amazon and the Andes. It is the national bird of Uruguay.
| Southern Lapwing Temporal range: Late Pleistocene—present[1]
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| Species: | V. chilensis
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Southern Lapwing Media
Southern Lapwing observed in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil.
Four day old southern lapwing chick
Nest of V. c. lampronotus with small clutch
V. c. chilensis (Valdivia, Chile)
Vanellus chilensis -Rio Grande do Sul -chick-8
Vanellus chilensis en:Southern Lapwing. Photo taken by kind permission of en:Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
V. c. cayennensis, Tobago
Southern lapwing with youngster under wings
V. c. cayennensis, Ecuador
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References
- ↑ Fossilworks.org