Andean Lapwing

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Andean Lapwing
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
Species: V. resplendens
Binomial name
Vanellus resplendens
(Tschudi, 1843)
Synonyms

Belonopterus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843)
Charadrius resplendens Tschudi, 1843
Ptiloscelys resplendens (Tschudi, 1843)

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.

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