Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis subsp. cayennensis

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Vanellus [genus]

chilensis [species] (1)

cayennensis [subspecies]

Classification

Vanellus [genus]

chilensis [species] (1)

cayennensis [subspecies]

Names

Dutch name	Chileense kievit
English name	Southern Lapwing
Papiamento name	Kivit Sur-Amerikano
Valid name	Vanellus chilensis subsp. cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Aves [class] Birds
    - Charadriiformes [order]
      - Charadriidae [family] Plovers
        
        Vanellus Brisson, 1760 [genus]
        
        Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) [species] Southern Lapwing
        
        Vanellus chilensis subsp. cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789) [subspecies] Southern Lapwing