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 5 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
Several birds feeding. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 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 5 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
Several birds feeding near cattle. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A bird feeding Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A group in flight. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanopterus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 10 sec 3.4
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Standing on the ground
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 17 January 2012 17 weeks ago 4.3 -
Lateral view.
Locality Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho District, Swaziland (ssp minor)
Fran Trabalon 2 November 2008 46 weeks ago 4 -
Adult Greater Black-winged Lapwing stood on area of burnt grassland
Locality Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
ingwe24 25 September 2007 3 years ago 4 -
in the field
Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 17 February 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Adult in profile
Locality Naro Moru, Kenya (ssp melanopterus)
Liam Hughes 20 May 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
Adult
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Martin Hale 27 July 2011 18 weeks ago 3.5
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