Southern Lapwing

Scientific Name: Vanellus chilensis

Southern Lapwing Fact File

Distribution: Widespread in South America also middle America

Conservation Status: Least Concern

Subspecies: Four

• V. c. cayennensis – Costa Rica, Panama, northern South America
• V. c. lampronotus – central and eastern Brazil to northern Chile and northern Argentina
• V. c. fretensis – southern Chile and southern Argentina
• V. c. chilensis – central Chile and west-central Argentina

Further reading: South American Breeding Waders – Lapwings

Current conservation efforts

None

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