Senegal lapwing
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- The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover.
| Senegal lapwing | |
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| File:Senegal Lapwing - Vanellus lugubris.jpg | |
| File:Senegal lapwing (Vanellus lugubris).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. lugubris
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| Binomial name | |
| Vanellus lugubris (Lesson, 1826)
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| Synonyms | |
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Charadrius lugubris Lesson, 1826 | |
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The Senegal lapwing or lesser black-winged lapwing (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.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Senegal lapwing - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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