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

Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus

Described by: Boddaert (1783)
Alternate common name(s): Blackhead Lapwing, Blackhead Plover, Black-headed Plover, Crested Wattled Plover
Old scientific name(s): Saroiophorus tectus, Hoplopterus tectus, Lobivanellus tectus

Photographs

Kenya - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  The Gambia - Dec, 2002 © Ben van den Broek  Fajara Golfcourse, The Gambia - Feb 7, 2004 © Ben van den Broek 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information

Range

Sahel Zone of Africa;
(1) Mauritania, Mali, Senegambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, n. Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Niger, n. Nigeria, ne. Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia.
(2) S. Somalia, ne. Uganda, e. Kenya and Tanzania.

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.

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.

If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.