Senegal lapwing
- The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover.
| Senegal lapwing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. lugubris |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanellus lugubris (Lesson, 1826) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Charadrius lugubris Lesson, 1826 | |
The Senegal lapwing or lesser black-winged lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Vanellus lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Senegal lapwing - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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