Dania Sanchez, vice president of the Golden Triangle Audubon Society in Beaumont, drove seven hours from Port Arthur, Texas to Hidalgo County to find the Southern Lapwing. For the past 12 weekends ...

That diversity is reflected in the national birds chosen to represent the countries of Latin America, from the slight southern lapwing — Uruguay’s avian symbol — to the 30-pound Andean ...

The Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) is a common and widespread resident throughout South America. The head is particularly striking; mainly grey with a black forehead and throat patch ...

The birds did not quieten down until I withdrew further. From then on, I felt for the parental trials that the Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) faces during incubation of these precious eggs.

A Southern Lapwing bird flies past goalkeeper Cristian Campestrini of Argentina's Arsenal Sarandi during their Copa Libertadores football match against Brazil's Sao Paulo. Malta's former ...

Martin Hole, from Hankham near Pevensey, beat 122 farmers to win the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' 2004 Operation Lapwing Award. In just five years, his efforts have increased the ...

Many of the lapwing in southern Britain stay local, although others migrate short distances. Ireland is a popular choice, as it has slightly milder winters; other birds choose France and the Iberian ...