Senegal lapwing
- The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. lugubris
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| Vanellus lugubris (Lesson, 1826)
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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 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]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 - African Protected Area Conservation and Science. 61 (1). doi:10.4102/koedoe.v61i1.1543. hdl:2263/76128. ISSN 2071-0771. S2CID 203898235.
External links
[edit]- Senegal lapwing - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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