Black-headed Lapwing

Vanellus tectus - Vanneau à tête noire

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Vanellus
Species
:
tectus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 99 à 120 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Vanellus tectus tectus (sw Mauritania to Ethiopia south to Ivory Coast and Uganda)
Vanellus tectus latifrons (s Somalia to e Kenya)

Foreign names

Vanneau à tête noire,
Avefría coletuda,
abibe-de-cabeça-preta,
Schwarzschopfkiebitz,
sisakos bibic,
Zwartkopkievit,
Pavoncella caruncolata dal ciuffo,
svarthuvad vipa,
Svarttoppvipe,
cíbik čiernochochlatý,
čejka černohlavá,
Sorttoppet Vibe,
afrikantöyhtöhyyppä,
fredeluga capnegra,
Kollvepja,
czajka czarnoczuba,
melnkakla ķīvīte,
črnoglava priba,
Чернохохлый чибис,
ズグロゲリ,
非洲麦鸡,
svarthuvad vipa,
黑頭麥雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha)