Andean Lapwing
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Andean Lapwing
| Andean Lapwing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. resplendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanellus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843) |
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Belonopterus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843) |
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The Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. 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.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Vanellus resplendens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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