About the Andean Lapwing
The Andean lapwing is a species of bird in family Charadriidae, the plovers and their relatives. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The Andean lapwing is about 33 cm (13 in) long and weighs 193 to 230 g (6.8 to 8.1 oz). The sexes are alike and have no seasonal changes in plumage. Adults have a creamy gray head and neck with a dark brownish gray patch around the eye. Their upperparts are bronzy green with a purple patch on the wing coverts. Their breast is dark gray and their belly white. Their bill is pinkish orange with a black tip, their eye is reddish, and their legs are also reddish. Juveniles have a brownish head and neck, buff mottling on the breast, and pale buff fringes on the upperparts feathers. Voice: Like most lapwings, the Andean is noisy. "sually heard are a sharp 'wik' in alarm, a harsh 'criee-criee-cri' call, a staccato 'cwi-cwi-cwi...' or more mellow and melodic 'dididi---celeec-celeec-celeec-ce...'." It also makes "a soft querulous 'cow' note...or a low, tremulous 'kwiwiwiwirrr'."
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurusThe white-tailed lapwing or white-tailed plover is a wader in the lapwing genus.
Banded LapwingVanellus tricolorThe banded lapwing is a medium-sized shorebird with short dark purplish legs and a dull red tibia.
White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsThis lapwing is unmistakable.
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