Andean Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens(Tschudi, JJ, 1843)
English (US) Andean Lapwing
The Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) 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.
Range: Andes of south-central Colombia to northern Chile and northwestern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus resplendens
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Lapwing
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius resplendens
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1843)
- Type locality
- Andes of Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 9 p.388
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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