Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The brown-chested lapwing, also brown-chested wattled plover, (Vanellus superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.
It resides year-round in a narrow strip of land from southwestern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; its wintering range extends toward Lake Chad, Lake Victoria and northern Zambia.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Range poorly known; breeds from Nigeria east (probably) to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; disperses west to Ghana, southward to Cameroon and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and eastward to western Tanzania.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Brown-chested lapwing
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
