Southern Lapwing
20 December 2009 15:13 Filed in: Charadriidae Waders Shorebirds Plovers & Lapwings Lapwings Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Mostardas Lagoa do Peixe
Photo: monacoeye • Mostardas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil • November 2009
Curitiba & Ilha de Santa Catarina, Brazil • April 2007
Bird name: Southern Lapwing
Latin: Vanellus chilensis
Other: Tero (Uruguay) • Quero Quero (Brazil) • Other Es: Avefría, Fraile, Queltehue, Teruteru, Traile, Treile, Trel, Caravana, Alcaravan, Triel
Family: Charadriidae • Plovers & Lapwing • Waders
The Southern Lapwing is common and visible throughout Brazil, on farmland, pasture, wetlands, etc. During nesting season, pairs chase potential predators such as hawks, caracaras and gulls - so they are a useful indicator of approaching birds of prey.
They have small pink spurs on their wrists. I saw one Caracara, which had stolen an egg, cleverly taking shelter next to a fence so that it couldn’t be dive-bombed by an aggressive Lapwing.
The Southern Lapwing is the national bird of Uruguay.
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