White-crowned Lapwing

Also known as Vanellus albiceps

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

De witkruinkievit (Vanellus albiceps) behoort tot de familie van kieviten en plevieren (Charadriidae).

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Vanellus
Image: White-crowned Lapwing (7281408152), crop.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
taxon name: Vanellus albiceps
Commons category: Vanellus albiceps
Commons gallery: Vanellus albiceps
litter size: 2.8
taxon common name: White-headed Lapwing
short name: V. albiceps
taxon range: Burkina Faso
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c

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Encyclopedic overview

The white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover or white-crowned plover (Vanellus albiceps) is a medium-sized wader. It is resident throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “White-crowned Lapwing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.