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Andean lapwing

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Andean lapwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Vanellus
Species:
V. resplendens
Binomial name
Vanellus resplendens
(Tschudi, 1843)
Synonyms

Belonopterus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843)
Charadrius resplendens Tschudi, 1843
Ptiloscelys resplendens (Tschudi, 1843)

The Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, and pastureland.

description

It has a gray head, red ring round its eyes, red black-tipped beak, red legs and dull olive green wings.

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN


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