Black-Winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Also known as: Black-Winged Plover
Habitat
Ground
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
185 g
LCAvesCharadriiformesCharadriidae
Seasonal Activity
16,001 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 185 g
Photo
(c) Steve Garvie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.