Spot-breasted Lapwing
Vanellus melanocephalus(Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
English (US) Spot-breasted Lapwing
The Spot-breasted Lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: montane grassland of north-central to south-central EthiopiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus melanocephalus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-breasted Lapwing
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lobivanellus melanocephalus
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
- Type locality
- Mountains of Simien, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Systematische Uebersicht der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika's nebst Abbildingen und Beschreibungen von fünfzig theils unbekannten, theils noch nicht bildlich dargestellten Arten p.115 pl.44
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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