Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Black-winged Lapwing

Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus

Described by: Cretzschmar (1829)
Alternate common name(s): Black-winged Plover, Greater Black-winged Lapwing
Old scientific name(s): Stephanibyx melanopterus, Hoplopterus melanopterus

Photographs

Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen 
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Range

E. and s. Africa:
Three populations;
(1) S. Arabia, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
(2) Kenya, nc. Tanzania. South Africa (e. Transvaal, Swaziland, Natal, Orange Free State, e. and s. Cape Province).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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