Plovers (Charadriidae)
Greater Black-winged Lapwing (Vanellus melanopterus) - HBW 3, p. 413
French: Vanneau à ailes noires
German: Schwarzflügelkiebitz
Spanish: Avefría Lugubroide
Other common names: Black-winged Lapwing/Plover
Taxonomy: Charadrius melanopterus Cretzschmar, 1829, Djedda, Arabia.
Sometimes placed in Hoplopterus or Stephanibyx. Has been proposed to form superspecies with V. lugubris, but not supported by behavioural or morphological data. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanopterus (Cretzschmar, 1829) - extreme E Sudan and Ethiopia; SW Kenya to CN Tanzania.
- minor (Zedlitz, 1908) - NE Transvaal to E Cape Province (South Africa); winters on coast, from extreme S Mozambique to E Cape.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group on the ground. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
Several birds feeding. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 4.5 -
A bird walking and scratching its head. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A wary bird walking on the savanna. Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (ssp melanopterus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 39 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
Several birds feeding near cattle. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A bird feeding Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 7 years ago 25 sec 3.7
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Standing on the ground
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 17 January 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
Adult bird on Manyara plains
Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (ssp melanopterus)
Arti 16 March 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.1 -
feeding on burnt grass
Locality Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 5 January 2013 17 weeks ago 4 -
adult foraging on burnt grass
Locality Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 5 January 2013 18 weeks ago 4 -
Lateral view.
Locality Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho District, Swaziland (ssp minor)
Fran Trabalon 2 November 2008 1 year ago 3.9 -
in the field
Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 17 February 2010 2 years ago 3.8
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