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Southern Lapwing (chilensis/fretensis)

Vanellus chilensis chilensis

Classification

Class
Aves

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. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions (e. g.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 257Argentina · 12