Banded Lapwing

Vanellus tricolor

Bird Life Native IUCN: Least Concern

About

The Banded Lapwing is a large plover with a broad black breast band and white throat. The upperparts are mainly grey-brown with white underparts. There is a black cap and broad white eye-stripe, with a yellow eye-ring and bill and a small red wattle over the bill. The legs are pinkish-grey.

Size

Can grow up to around 29 cm

Habitat

They prefer open, short grasslands such as heavily grazed paddocks, agricultural lands and saline herblands in dry and semi-arid regions

Distribution

Across Australia

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References & citations (3)

QLD Wader Study Group (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Banded Lapwing
Scientific name: Vanellus tricolor (Vieillot, 1818)
Family: Charadriidae
Category: Bird Life › Sea Birds
Origin: Native
Conservation: Least Concern

Australian Faunal Directory

Also Known As

Banded Plover
Black-breasted Plover
Flock Plover
Plain Plover

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