BirdUp · Species
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor(Vieillot, 1818)
Endemic
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Vanellus
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The banded lapwing is a small to medium-sized shorebird, found in small parties or large flocks on bare ground in open grasslands, agricultural land and open savannah. It is native to Australia and in the past considered as a game bird for hunting. Population estimate is 25 000 - 1 000 000. Other names include banded, black-breasted, brown flock and plain plover.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Inland Australia (except north, west-central) and Tasmania
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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