Birds of Brazil

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Genus: Vanellus (1 species, 22 worldwide)


Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis cayennensis) Manizales, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Vocal, and found in pairs or small groups in open fields, where it is expanding its range with deforestation.
On nest.
A nest hidden in the open with three eggs.
In flight.
Juvenile.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba