Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis - Vanneau téro

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Vanellus
Species
:
chilensis

Descriptor

Molina, 1782

Biometrics

Size
: 38 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 280 à 425 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Vanellus chilensis chilensis (c Chile and wc Argentina)
Vanellus chilensis cayennensis (Costa Rica, Panama, n South America)
Vanellus chilensis lampronotus (c and e Brazil to n Chile and n Argentina)
Vanellus chilensis fretensis (s Chile and s Argentina)

Foreign names

Vanneau téro,
Avefría tero,
quero-quero,
Bronzekiebitz,
pampabíbic,
Chileense Kievit,
Pavoncella del Sudamerica,
sydamerikansk vipa,
Bronsevipe,
cíbik čiernočelý,
čejka jihoamerická,
Sydvibe,
eteläamerikanhyyppä,
fredeluga de Xile,
czajka miedziana,
Кайеннская пигалица,
ナンベイタゲリ,
凤头距翅麦鸡,
鳳頭距翅麥雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

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Sources of information

Birds of Venezuela, Steven L. Hilty
Birds of Colombia, Steven L. Hilty and William L. Brown
Vol. 3 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
Shorebirds, an identification guide to the waders of the world, Peter Hayman, John Marchant Tony Prater
Avibase, Lepage Denis
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest