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− | + | [[Image:18525DSCF0786.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Fabio|Fabio}}<br />Gramado, [[Brazil]], March 2006]] | |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] chilensis | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 31-33 cm | ||
+ | *Brownish-grey upperparts | ||
+ | *Bronze glossing on shoulders | ||
+ | *Grey head | ||
+ | *Black forehead and throat patch which extends onto the black breast | ||
+ | *White border separating the black of the face from the grey of the head and crest | ||
+ | *White underparts | ||
+ | *Eye ring, legs and most of the bill are pink | ||
+ | *Broad white wing bar separates the grey-brown of the back and wing coverts from the black flight feathers. *Red bony extensions under the wings (spurs), used to intimidate foes and fight birds of prey | ||
+ | *Rump is white and the tail black. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sexes similar; young birds are duller, with a shorter crest and browner face and breast. | ||
+ | [[Image:JuvenileSouthern LapwingCP.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juveniles<br />Photo © by {{user|Celso+Paris|Celso Paris}}<br />Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, [[Brazil]], 1917]] | ||
+ | |||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[South America]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | '''Northern''' | ||
+ | *''V. c. cayennensis'' (Northern): | ||
+ | :*Northern [[South America]] north of the Amazon<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southern''' | ||
+ | *''V. c. lampronotus'' (Central South America): | ||
+ | :*Amazonia south of the Amazon to southern [[Brazil]], northern [[Chile]] and northern [[Argentina]] | ||
+ | *''V. c. chilensis'': | ||
+ | :*[[Argentina]] (Comodoro Rivadavia) to [[Chile]] (Chiloé Island) | ||
+ | *''V. c. fretensis'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Argentina]] and southern [[Chile]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Lakes, river banks or open grassland. | ||
+ | [[Image:Southern Lapwing 3 Ceibas Loop Argentina.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Ceibas Loop, Entre Ríos Province, [[Argentina]], October 2019]] | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest is a bare ground scrape and 2-3 olive brown eggs are laid. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Vanellus | + | {{GSearch|"Vanellus chilensis" {{!}} "Southern Lapwing" {{!}} "Cayenne Lapwing" }} |
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vanellus]] |
Latest revision as of 13:44, 1 May 2024
- Vanellus chilensis
Identification
31-33 cm
- Brownish-grey upperparts
- Bronze glossing on shoulders
- Grey head
- Black forehead and throat patch which extends onto the black breast
- White border separating the black of the face from the grey of the head and crest
- White underparts
- Eye ring, legs and most of the bill are pink
- Broad white wing bar separates the grey-brown of the back and wing coverts from the black flight feathers. *Red bony extensions under the wings (spurs), used to intimidate foes and fight birds of prey
- Rump is white and the tail black.
Sexes similar; young birds are duller, with a shorter crest and browner face and breast.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Northern
- V. c. cayennensis (Northern):
- Northern South America north of the Amazon
- Northern South America north of the Amazon
Southern
- V. c. lampronotus (Central South America):
- V. c. chilensis:
- V. c. fretensis:
Habitat
Lakes, river banks or open grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.
Breeding
The nest is a bare ground scrape and 2-3 olive brown eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Lapwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Lapwing
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1