Long-toed Lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris)

Other Names (World)
Long-toed Lapwing, White-faced Lapwing, Long-toed Plover, White-winged Plover

Family
Charadriidae (Plovers)

Size
31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1855)

Habitat
Lakes, pools, ponds and canals, with floating vegetation, marshes, swamps, slow-flowing rivers, grass-covered floodplains, water meadows and flooded rice fields. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia (B), Zimbabwe.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 56,000 - 170,000 (2010).

Status LC
Hunting and trading are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Long-toed Lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris) [XC347164]
by Peter Boesman from Mahango Game reserve, Namibia (call)

Long-toed Lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris) [XC347162]
by Peter Boesman from Mahango Game reserve, Namibia (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies intergrade in Tanzania, south-eastern Zaire and northern Malawi, and these intermediate birds formerly separated as subspecies hybrida.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855) - Southern Sudan through Uganda, eastern Zaire, western Kenya and Tanzania to northern Malawi; western Angola. Also north-eastern Nigeria, where may not breed.
leucopterus Reichenow, 1889 - Tanzania, south-eastern Zaire, Zambia and Malawi to eastern Angola, northern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-toed Lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris) - 10 files

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