Brown-chested Lapwing (Vanellus superciliosus)

Other Names (World)
Brown-chested Lapwing, Brown-chested Plover, Brown-chested Wattled Plover

Family
Charadriidae (Plovers)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1886)

Habitat
Dry grassy areas, including open savanna, orchard-bush savanna, recently burnt grassland, football fields and lawns. Often near rivers and lakes on open, bare ground, and on migration in cleared areas within forest.

Range (Guide)

Benin (NB), Burundi, Cameroon (B), Central African Republic (B), Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Kenya, Nigeria (B), Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo, Uganda.

Vagrant to Ghana, Mauritania, Zambia.

Probably breeds from Togo to north-eastern Zaire, but only definite records from Nigeria. Non-breeding records from eastern Ghana across central and northern Cameroon and southern Chad to most of Zaire (except central-west), LVictoria and north-western Tanzania. Limits of range poorly known.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 25,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Carnivorous. Mostly insects. Also molluscs, worms and small crustaceans.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Brown-chested Lapwing (Vanellus superciliosus) [XC282071]
by Rolf A. de By from north of Lk Mburo NP, Uganda (call, distress call)

Brown-chested Lapwing (Vanellus superciliosus) [XC667434]
by Rolf A. de By from Lake Mburo NP entrance road, Western Region, Uganda (call)

Nest
A shallow scrape, preferably positioned in recently burnt grassland, and may also be located close to water in grassy or orchard-bush savanna, and sometimes also near buildings.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-chested Lapwing (Vanellus superciliosus) - 10 files

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