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Vanellus lugubris

Senegal Lapwing


Vanellus lugubris

(Lesson, RP, 1826)
Avefría Lúgubre

Family: Charadriidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Charadrius lugubris.





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Records from Queen Elizabeth National Park

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


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:The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover.

The Senegal lapwing, lesser black-winged lapwing or lesser black-winged plover (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives primarily in open grassy habitats.

Source: Wikipedia, article Vanellus lugubris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
113013426/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95981626/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National Park4Diego Oscar
113359825/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionKasenyi Track, Queen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95973725/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National Park2Diego Oscar
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Senegal Lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.