Plovers (Charadriidae)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) - HBW 3, p. 420
French: Vanneau téro
German: Bronzekiebitz
Spanish: Avefría Tero
Other common names: Chilean Lapwing
Taxonomy: Parra Chilensis Molina, 1782, Chile.
Formerly placed in monospecific Belonopterus. Based on proportions and vocalization, might comprise two species, with separation of cayennensis, incorporating lampronotus; however, intergradation known at one locality. Race fretensis sometimes merged with nominate race. Four subspecies usually recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789) - N South America, N of R Amazon.
- lampronotus (Wagler, 1827) - R Amazon S through C, E & S Brazil to N Chile and N Argentina.
- chilensis (Molina, 1782) - Argentina and Chile S to Chiloé I and Comodoro Rivadavia.
- fretensis Brodkorb, 1934 - S Chile and S Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a former agricultural field, looking around. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp cayennensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 May 2011 1 year ago 58 sec 3 -
A pair next to a river, one of them being harassed by a bumblebee (I think it was attracted to the fluid in the Lapwing's eyes). Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp cayennensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 May 2011 1 year ago 32 sec 3 -
Two birds next to a river, one stretching it's wing, thereby revealing the spur in the wing. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp cayennensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 May 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 3 -
Two birds, the first performing a wingstretch and the second one preening. Locality Apoera, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp cayennensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 May 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 3 -
Bird walking on shore. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp fretensis)
Christophe Gouraud 14 December 2008 4 years ago 22 sec 3 -
Two birds sitting on shallow water. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 24 November 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 3
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Two adults, three young.
Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Miriam Bauman 1 December 2004 2 years ago 2.5 -
Close-up of adult with red spur showing.
Locality Orange Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 15 October 2006 1 year ago 2.4 -
A bird standing on the beach.
Locality Ilha do Mel, Paranaguá, Paraná State, Brazil
Joselito Nardy Ribeiro 15 April 2011 1 year ago 1.9
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Two birds near the mangrove. One singing. Locality Guaraú, Peruíbe, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 3 October 2012 40 weeks ago 0
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