Banded lapwing

Banded lapwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
Species: V. tricolor
Binomial name
Vanellus tricolor
(Vieillot, 1818)
Distribution of the banded lapwing
Synonyms

Charadrius tricolor Vieillot, 1818
Hoplopterus tricolor (Vieillot, 1818)
Lobivanellus tricolor (Vieillot, 1818)

The banded lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) is a small to medium-sized wader of the plover family. It is found over most of Australia and Tasmania though is absent from the northern third of the continent.

Banded lapwings are characterised by a black cap, white ear-stripe and black band around the breast, with white throat and 'bib'. The eye is yellow, encircled by a fleshy yellow ring; a small red wattle lies at the base of the yellow bill. Wings are brown, underbelly is white and legs are red.

There are two species and one subspecies of lapwing in Australia, the other being the more common and much larger masked lapwing,[2] which is split into Vanellus miles miles and Vanellus miles novaehollandiae.[3] The banded Lapwing is also less conspicuous, inhabiting open spaces with short grass or stubble. It nests on the ground in a shallow scrape lined with small stones, twigs or animal droppings. Its voice is a loud "er-chill-chaar-char".

Various views and plumages

See also

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Vanellus tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Banded Lapwing at Australian 'Birds in Backyards' website
  3. ↑ Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) at ITIS
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