Banded Lapwing

Banded Lapwing
Banded Lapwing
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
Species: V. tricolor
Binomial name
Vanellus tricolor
(Vieillot, 1818)
Distribution of the Banded Lapwing
Synonyms

Charadrius tricolor Vieillot, 1818
Hoplopterus tricolor (Vieillot, 1818)
Lobivanellus tricolor (Vieillot, 1818)

The Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) is a small to medium sized wader which belongs to the plover family. It is found over most of Australia and Tasmania though is absent from the northern third of the continent.

Banded Lapwings are characterised by their black cap,white ear-stripe and black band around breast with white throat and 'bib'. Eye is yellow and is encircled by a fleshy yellow ring, a small red wattle lies at beginning of yellow bill. Wings are brown, underbelly is white and legs are red.

There are two species of Lapwing in Australia and one subspecies, the other is the more common Masked Lapwing, which is split into Vanellus miles miles and Vanellus miles novaehollandiae.

The Banded Lapwing is the less common of the two species of Australian lapwing and is also less conspicuous, it inhabits open spaces with short grass, or stubble. Nests on ground in shallow scrape lined with small stones,twigs or animal droppings.

Voice is a loud "er-chill-chaar-char".

Various views and plumages

References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Vanellus tricolor. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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