📷: Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) by Beto_MdP via Pixabay 2014 The photo shows an adult, medium-sized wading bird with a striking appearance. It has a grey head with a black forehead and crest, a green-black breast band, and a white belly. Its back is brownish-grey with a bronze sheen on the shoulders. In flight, it shows a broad white wing bar and a black tail. This lapwing is also distinguished by its pink eye-ring, legs and bill, and by the red bony spurs (not pictured) hidden under its wings. Conservation status: Least Concern Distribution: Widespread throughout South America, excepting densely forested, arid, or high-altitude regions. Recently spreading through Central America. Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae Genus: Vanellus Species: V. chilensis CC: IQUV

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