Brown-chested lapwing
Appearance
(Redirected from Vanellus superciliosus)
Brown-chested lapwing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Charadriidae |
Genus: | Vanellus |
Species: | V. superciliosus
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Binomial name | |
Vanellus superciliosus (Reichenow, 1886)
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Synonyms | |
Anomalophrys superciliosus (Reichenow, 1886) |
The brown-chested lapwing (Vanellus superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It resides year-round in a narrow strip of land from southwestern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; its wintering range extends toward Lake Chad, Lake Victoria and northern Zambia.
Diet
[edit]V. superciliosus is a carnivorous bird feeding on insects, larvae, crickets, bugs, grasshoppers, etc. Their preferred habitat is grassy lands, open savannas or grounds of Mopane forests.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Vanellus superciliosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22694048A195046264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22694048A195046264.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.