Black-winged Lapwing
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| Scientific name | Vanellus melanopterus |
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| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Lapwings |
| Order | Shorebirds |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 3102455 |
About Black-winged Lapwing
The black-winged lapwing or greater black-winged lapwing is an east African species that is found from the Ethiopian highlands in the north to central Kenya, and again at middle to coastal elevations in eastern South Africa. It is a habitat specialist of short grass in well-watered temperate grasslands.
