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White-crowned Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

43.7 cm

वजन

187.5 g

कुल

Charadriidae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

White-crowned Lapwing: 28–30 cm, large African lapwing with a white crown, long yellow facial wattles, and yellow-tipped wing spurs. Resident along large sandy rivers in central and eastern Africa from Nigeria to Mozambique. Feeds on invertebrates on exposed sandbars. Strongly associated with riverine habitat. Sedentary.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	43.7 cm	17.2 in
वजन	187.5 g	6.61 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25 days.

अंडों की संख्या

2-4

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Charadriidae (Plovers & Lapwings)
Genus	Vanellus
प्रजातियां	Vanellus albiceps

Distribution

White-crowned Lapwing has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded