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The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), commonly called quero-quero in Brazil, or tero in Argentina and Uruguay, tero-tero in Paraguay, and queltehue in Chile is a wader in the order Charadriiformes.
The southern lapwing is the national bird of Uruguay.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uruguay.The avifauna of Uruguay has 500 confirmed species, of which nine have been introduced by humans, 75 are rare or vagrants, and four are extirpated or believed extinct.
The traditional terms "plover", "lapwing", and "dotterel" do not correspond exactly to current taxonomic models; thus, several of the Vanellinae are often called plovers, and one a dotterel, while a few of the "true" plovers (subfamily Charadriinae) are known colloquially as lapwings. In general, a lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover.
Southern lapwing, a conspicuous bird of open country. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae. The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings.
Southern lapwing. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae. The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.
Southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis; Wilson's plover, ... Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including ...
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus Linnaeus, 1758 (UN)(V) [6] Southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) Andean lapwing, Vanellus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843) Wilson's plover, Anarynchus wilsonia Ord, 1814; Collared plover, Anarynchus collaris Vieillot, 1818; Snowy plover, Anarynchus nivosus (Cassin, 1858)