PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS   -   CHARADRIIDAE

Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis lampronotus Barra Grande, Bahia state, Brazil. A common yet handsome bird of open habitats throughout much of South America.

Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Antisana reserve, Napo province, Ecuador. It replaces Southern Lapwing in high Andean páramo and puna above about 3000 m.		Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens Antisana reserve, Napo province, Ecuador. Andean Lapwings are very distinctive in flight.

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Barra Grande, Bahia state, Brazil. They are only non-breeding visitors to South America, mainly only during the boreal winter, but a few oversummer.

Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia wilsonia Barra Grande, Bahia state, Brazil. Wilson's Plovers breed along the coast of northern South America, but in Bahia only the migrant race race from North America occurs. This is about as far south as they regularly occur.

Puna Plover Charadrius alticola Laguna de los Pozuelos, Jujuy province, Argentina. An oddly-proportioned plover with a very short neck, mainly of very high elevations in the Andes. Non-breeding wanderers are sometimes found along the coast.

Diademed Plover Phegornis mitchellii Marcapomacocha, Junín department, Peru. A strange and beautiful bird mainly found in Andean bogs at at extreme elevations. This photo was taken at about 4600 m (15000 ft). Usually called Diademed Sandpiper-Plover because of uncertainty over which family to place it in. SACC dropped the "sandpiper" modifier since recent genetic data supports leaving it in the Charadridae.

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