Chilean name: Queltehue de la Puna
It inhabits puna wetlands, river banks and agricultural land at between 3,000 and 5,000 metres.
There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto .
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| Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Chilean name: Queltehue de la Puna |
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The Andean Lapwing is, not surprisingly, found in the
Andes from south-west Colombia to northern Chile and north-west Argentina.
It inhabits puna wetlands, river banks and agricultural land at between 3,000 and 5,000 metres. |
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Its colouring is reminiscent of Southern Lapwing
V. chilensis especially the bill, eyes and legs but it has a grey
head and neck while its grey breast has a blackish line on the border with
the white belly. There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto . |
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