Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris (Lesson, RP, 1826)

Senegal Lapwing, Vanellus lugubris, is a charadriid found across inland Guinea and southern Mali to western Nigeria, and from Gabon south-west to western Angola, east to north-eastern Kenya, and south to far north-eastern South Africa. It is mainly associated with open grassy habitats. Also known as the lesser black-winged lapwing or lesser black-winged plover, it is a member of the plover family. Its range spans a broad belt of sub-Saharan Africa, with breeding recorded in several western, central and eastern parts of the continent.

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae — Plovers

Breeding range

Africa: inland s Guinea and s Mali to w Nigeria; Gabon s to wc Angola, e to ne Kenya, s to far ne South Africa