Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Southern Lapwing*
Id (Atlas):
Vanellus chilensis
Description (10 )
Southern Lapwing
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Other Scientific Names
Belonopterus chilensis [(Molina, 1782)], Dorypaltus prosphatus [Brodkorb, 1959], Parra chilensis [Molina, 1782]
Other Names (World)
Southern Lapwing, Chilean Lapwing, Tero (Uruguay), Quero-quero (Brazil)
Family
Charadriidae (Plovers)
Size
31 - 38 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Molina, 1782)
Habitat
Short-grazed ranchland, fields, wetlands, tidal flats.
Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay (NB), Venezuela.
Vagrant to Barbados, Costa Rica, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Mexico.
Population
Estimated population is 2,000,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Gregarious. Often feeds in flocks.
Food
Mainly insects and other small invertebrates. Feeds mainly at night.
Voice
A high-pitched, nasal 'euw-euw-euw...' uttered in flight. A loud, harsh 'keek-keek-keek'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (122)... )
Listen to XC288528
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis ) [XC288528 ]
by Nick Komar from Bom Jardim da Serra, Bom Jardim da Serra, Santa Catarina, Brazil (flight call)
Listen to XC450220
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis ) [XC450220 ]
by Cristian Pinto from Laguna Quilo, Chilo\u00e9, X Regi\u00f3n, Chile (call)
Nest
A bare scrape on the ground.
Eggs (Guide )
2 - 3, rarely 4; olive-brown.
Subspecies
Based on proportions and vocalization, might comprise two species, with separation of cayennensis , incorporating lampronotus . However, intergradation known at one locality. Subspecies fretensis sometimes merged with nominate subspecies.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
cayennensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) - Northern South America, north of R Amazon.
lampronotus (Wagler, 1827) - R Amazon south through central, eastern and southern Brazil to northern Chile and northern Argentina.
chilensis (Molina, 1782) - Argentina and Chile south to Chiloé I and Comodoro Rivadavia.
fretensis (Brodkorb, 1934) - Southern Chile and southern Argentina.
References
See References .
Files:
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For more information about the Southern Lapwing see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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