Black-winged Lapwing

Vanellus melanopterus - Vanneau à ailes noires

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Cretzschmar, 1829

Biometrics

Size
: 27 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 163 à 170 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-winged Lapwing (Vanellus melanopterus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Vanellus melanopterus melanopterus (Ethiopia and Eritrea to nw Somalia)
Vanellus melanopterus minor (Kenya, Tanzania, coastal South Africa)

Foreign names

Vanneau à ailes noires,
Avefría lugubroide,
abibe-de-asa-negra,
Schwarzflügelkiebitz,
feketeszárnyú bíbic,
Zwartvleugelkievit,
Pavoncella alinere,
ljus sorgvipa,
Fjellsørgevipe,
cíbik čiernokrídly,
čejka černokřídlá,
Lys Sørgevibe,
laidunhyyppä,
Grootswartvlerkkiewiet,
fredeluga alanegra,
czajka czarnoskrzydła,
Чернокрылая пигалица,
ハグロゲリ,
黑翅麦鸡,
ljus sorgvipa,
黑翅麥雞,

Voice song and cries

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pause

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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