Vanellus lugubris (R.Lesson, 1826) is a animal in the Charadriidae family, order Charadriiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Vanellus lugubris (R.Lesson, 1826)

Vanellus lugubris (R.Lesson, 1826)

Vanellus lugubris, the Senegal or lesser black-winged lapwing, is a Charadriidae bird found in open grassy habitats across many African countries.

Family
Genus
Vanellus
Order
Charadriiformes
Class
Aves

About Vanellus lugubris (R.Lesson, 1826)

Note that the African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes referred to as the Senegal wattled plover. Vanellus lugubris, commonly called the Senegal lapwing or lesser black-winged lapwing, is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It occurs across multiple African countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the 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. Its primary habitat is open grassy areas.

Photo: (c) Bill Higham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae Vanellus

More from Charadriidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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