African Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus - Vanneau du Sénégal

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Vanellus
Species
:
senegallus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 34 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 160 à 287 g

Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Vanellus senegallus senegallus (Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea and Ethiopia, south to ne DRCongo and n Uganda)
Vanellus senegallus lateralis (s and e DRCongo to w Kenya south to n Namibia and e South Africa)

Foreign names

Vanneau du Sénégal,
Avefría senegalesa,
abibe-carunculado,
Senegalkiebitz,
csíkosnyakú bíbic,
Lelkievit,
Pavoncella dai bargigli,
vårtvipa,
Stripehodevipe,
cíbik žltonohý,
čejka žlutonohá,
Savanne-lapvibe,
tuhkahyyppä,
Lelkiewiet,
fredeluga del Senegal,
czajka płowa,
Сенегальская пигалица,
トサカゲリ,
黑喉麦鸡,
vårtvipa,
黑喉肉垂麥雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ;

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha), Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land