Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus (Reichenow, 1886)
Charadriidae — Plovers
Brown-chested Lapwing, Vanellus superciliosus, is a bird of the Charadriidae family found in inland Nigeria and the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with non-breeding records extending to Uganda, south-west Kenya, north-west Tanzania and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was described by Reichenow in 1886. This lapwing is also known as the brown-chested wattled plover. It is associated with grassy areas, open savanna and the ground layer of Mopane forest. Its diet includes insects, larvae, crickets, bugs and grasshoppers.
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae — Plovers
- Breeding range
- Africa: inland Nigeria to n DR Congo
- Nonbreeding range
- to Uganda, sw Kenya, nw Tanzania and e DR Congo
