A bird well known among football lovers, as it usually inhabits and makes nest on football fields around the country. It measures about 37 centimeters and has a gray color, with a black band that goes from the forehead and extends to the pectoral region of the bird, having white color on the lower part of the body. It has a very characteristic black plume and red eyes. The Southern Lapwing is quite territorial and usually reacts to any individuals that approach their nest with low-flying flights around the invader and making their characteristic cry. It feeds on small invertebrates and fish. It can be seen flying over the Campus of Praia Vermelha or, occasionally, on the football lawn of the Campus.