Birds of Colombia

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Genus: Vanellus (2 species, 22 worldwide)


Southern Lapwing
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis cayennensis)
Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
  Common in open fields. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A nest hidden in the open with three eggs.
In flight.
Juvenile.

Andean Lapwing
Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)
Cuzco, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Found from 3000m to 4500m.

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