Scientific Name:
Vanellus chilensis
Southern Lapwing Fact File
Distribution: Widespread in South America also middle America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: Four
V. c. cayennensis – Costa Rica, Panama, northern South America
V. c. lampronotus – central and eastern Brazil to northern Chile and northern Argentina
V. c. fretensis – southern Chile and southern Argentina
V. c. chilensis – central Chile and west-central Argentina
Further reading: South American Breeding Waders – Lapwings
Current conservation efforts
None
Gallery
With thanks to the following photographers: Barry Madden