Andean lapwing
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. resplendens
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| Binomial name | |
| Vanellus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843)
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Belonopterus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843) | |
The Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. 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[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vanellus resplendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22694078A93437324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694078A93437324.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Vanellus
- Birds of the Andes
- Birds of the Puna grassland
- Birds described in 1843
- Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi
- Charadriiformes stubs