
- CHARACTERISTICS
- They have some feathers on the head which are very characteristic, and which serve to measure the intensity and direction of the wind, and they are involved in courtship.
There is no sexual dimorphism.
- DIET
- Invertebrates and lizards.
- REPRODUCTION
- It breeds in the open field, in grasslands and low-lying prairies, crops, or on fallow land, often close to water.
In the breeding season, it forms groups of 1-10 individuals.
- CURIOSITIES
- The territorial call is very noisy and characteristic, with the very marked third note.
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- NAME
- Pied Lapwing
- HABITAT
- South America
- SCIENTIFIC NAME
- Vanellus chilensis
- SPICE
- Poultry
- DIET
- Carnivorous
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