• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Distribution map
• Reference and further resources

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	Does not normally occur in forest
Land mass type		Average mass	327 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	24,800,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	5000000-49999999	poor	estimated	2016
Population trend	Increasing		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	5.1	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 5-50 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The species is increasing overall, although some populations may have stable trends (Partners in Flight 2019, Wetlands International 2019).

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Argentina	N	Extant	Yes
Aruba (to Netherlands)	V	Extant	Yes
Barbados	V	Extant	Yes
Belize	V	Extant	Yes
Bolivia	N	Extant	Yes
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)	N	Extant	Yes
Brazil	N	Extant	Yes
Chile	N	Extant	Yes
Colombia	N	Extant	Yes
Costa Rica	N	Extant	Yes
Curaçao (to Netherlands)	V	Extant	Yes
Ecuador	N	Extant	Yes
El Salvador	V	Extant	Yes
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	V	Extant	Yes
French Guiana	N	Extant	Yes
Grenada	V	Extant	Yes
Guatemala	V	Extant	Yes
Guyana	N	Extant	Yes
Honduras	V	Extant	Yes
Mexico	V	Extant	Yes
Nicaragua	N	Extant	Yes
Panama	N	Extant	Yes
Paraguay	N	Extant	Yes
Peru	N	Extant	Yes
St Vincent and the Grenadines	V	Extant	Yes
Suriname	N	Extant	Yes
Trinidad and Tobago	N	Extant	Yes
Uruguay	N	Extant	Yes
Venezuela	N	Extant	Yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Paraguay	Parque Nacional Tinfunqué - Estero Patiño
Guyana	Ireng River
Guyana	Maparri - Kanuku Mountains
Guyana	Crane Pond- Rupununi River
Guyana	North-west Coastline
Guyana	South Central Rupununi
Guyana	North Rupununi - Karanambu Ranch
Brazil	São Francisco Xavier / Monte Verde
Brazil	Mangue Seco
Colombia	El Encanto de Guanapalo

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded	major	non-breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded	major	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	breeding
Altitude	0 - 2600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Primary form used	Life stage used	Source	Scale	Level	Timing
Pets/display animals, horticulture	-	-		International	Non-trivial	Recent

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Species factsheet: Vanellus chilensis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/12/2021. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2021) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/12/2021.