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Southern lapwing

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Southern Lapwing
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V. chilensis
Binomial name
Vanellus chilensis

The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a large long-legged bird. Lapwings are shorebirds. It is a common in Central and South America, except in the jungles of the Amazon and the Andes. It is the national bird of Uruguay.