Southern Lapwing
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Plovers and Lapwings

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

LCLeast Concern
Family
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Order
Charadriiformes

Overview

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. most of the Amazon), the higher parts of the Andes, and the arid coast of a large part of western South America. This bird is particularly common in the basin of the Río de la Plata.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.