Spot-breasted lapwing

Spot-breasted lapwing
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Charadriidae
Genus:	Vanellus
Species:	V. melanocephalus
Binomial name
	Vanellus melanocephalus; (Rüppell, 1845)
Synonyms
	Hoplopterus melanocephalus (Rüppell, 1845); Lobivanellus melanocephalus Rüppell, 1845; Tylibyx melanocephalus (Rüppell, 1845)

The spot-breasted lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands.

References

BirdLife International (2012). "Vanellus melanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

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