The Southern Lapwing is a plover with a black-and-white patterned head, red legs and a habit of searching the ground for small animals.
It has black-and-white markings on the head and breast, a grey-brown back and red legs.
It walks over the ground to eat insects and small invertebrates, and nests on open ground.
It occurs in pairs or small groups and gives shrill alarm calls. It is aggressive around the nest, which is a grass-lined depression on open ground.
Its head is grey, with a thin black crest at the rear. The eyes are red.
Juveniles have ochre mottling on the back, while chicks are ochre with black markings.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.