Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis(Molina, GI, 1782)
English (US) Southern Lapwing
The Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus chilensis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Lapwing
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Vanellus chilensis cayennensis
- Vanellus chilensis lampronotus
- Vanellus chilensis fretensis
- Vanellus chilensis chilensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parra Chilensis
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili p.258
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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