Birds of Ecuador
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Genus: Vanellus (2 species, 22 worldwide)
Southern Lapwing
(Vanellus chilensis cayennensis)
Manizales, Colombia
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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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.
Andean Lapwing
(Vanellus resplendens)
Cuzco, Peru
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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Found from 3000m to 4500m.
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Cuba