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title: "Andean Lapwing"
description: "Vanellus resplendens — Uccelli. The Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a species of bird in family Charadriidae, the plovers and their relatives."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/andean-lapwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andean Lapwing

> Vanellus resplendens — Uccelli. The Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a species of bird in family Charadriidae, the plovers and their relatives.

- Scientific name: *Vanellus resplendens*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1509
- Wikidata: [Q249290](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249290)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4873](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4873)

## Names

- en: Andean Lapwing
- de: Andenkiebitz
- es: Avefría Andina
- fr: Vanneau des Andes
- nl: Andeskievit
- pl: Czajka andyjska

## Countries with the most observations

PE (509), EC (484), BO (264), AR (115), CL (22), CO (19)

## Summary

The Andean lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) is a species of bird in family Charadriidae, the plovers and their relatives. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_lapwing

## Photo

![Andean Lapwing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-lapwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152364449

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-lapwing?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).