Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) photo
The bird collecting food, especially small insects, on immense grasslands of Parque Ecológico da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Recorded 23 April 2010
- Added to IBC 1 year 42 weeks ago
- Zafonso
- Locality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
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The southern lapwing is a quarrelsome and noisy bird; there are cases where it is used as sentinels in security systems of cattle farms and urban enterprises.