Senegal lapwing

The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover.

Senegal lapwing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
Species:
V. lugubris
Binomial name
Vanellus lugubris
(Lesson, 1826)
Synonyms

Charadrius lugubris Lesson, 1826
Hoplopterus lugubris (Lesson, 1826)
Stephanibyx lugubris (Lesson, 1826)

The Senegal lapwing, lesser black-winged lapwing or lesser black-winged plover (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives primarily in open grassy habitats.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Vanellus lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22694033A93434744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694033A93434744.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Harris, Mathew A.; Voysey, Michael D.; Jamison, Samantha-Leigh; Greve, Michelle (2019-07-17). "Changes in bird assemblages because of vegetation homogenisation in communal livestock systems". Koedoe. 61 (1). doi:10.4102/koedoe.v61i1.1543. hdl:2263/76128. ISSN 2071-0771. S2CID 203898235.