Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
The black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seasonal movements. It lays two or three eggs on a ground scrape.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus tectus
- Family
- Plovers and Lapwings
- IUCN status
- LC