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Senegal lapwing

Vanellus lugubris (R. Lesson, 1826)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The senegal lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 109.5 g to 122 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Senegal lapwing (Vanellus lugubris)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the senegal lapwing

Weight
109.5 g – 122 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
19 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the senegal lapwing live?

Not recorded

What is the senegal lapwing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover.

The Senegal lapwing, lesser black-winged lapwing or lesser black-winged plover (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives primarily in open grassy habitats.

From the Wikipedia article “Senegal lapwing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Senegal_lapwing&oldid=1351481458), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the senegal lapwing endangered?

The senegal lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the senegal lapwing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyCharadriidae
  6. genusVanellus
  7. SpeciesVanellus lugubris (R. Lesson, 1826)

Synonyms Charadrius lugubris, Charadrius melanopteroides, Hoplopterus lugubris, Stephanibyx lugubris, Vanellus inornatus, Vanellus lugubris inornatus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Lesser black-winged lapwingEnglish
  • Lesser black-winged ploverEnglish
  • Lesser black-winged ploverEnglish
  • SELAEnglish
  • KleinswartvlerkkiewietAfrikaans
  • أبو طيط سنغاليArabic
  • ابو طيط سنغالىEgyptian Arabic
  • fredeluga lúgubreCatalan
  • čejka šedoprsáCzech
  • cornchwiglen adeinddu fechanWelsh
  • Mørk SørgevibeDanish
  • WeißkehlkiebitzGerman
  • TrauerkiebitzGerman
  • funebra vaneloEsperanto
  • Avefría lúgubreSpanish
  • arukiivitajaEstonian
  • خروس کولی سنگالPersian
  • kulohyyppäFinnish
  • Vanneau terneFrench
  • Vanneau demi-deuilFrench
  • bjeločeli vivakCroatian
  • szavannabíbicHungarian
  • Pavoncella lugubreItalian
  • Pavoncella del SenegalItalian
  • シロビタイゲリJapanese
  • juosvagalvė pempėLithuanian
  • RouwkievitDutch
  • sørgevipeNorwegian
  • czajka żałobnaPolish
  • abibe-pardoPortuguese
  • abibe-d'asa-negra-pequenoPortuguese
  • abibe-lúgubrePortuguese
  • Траурный чибисRussian
  • cíbik bieločelýSlovak
  • Senegalski vivakSerbian
  • mörk sorgvipaSwedish
  • นกกระแตเซเนกัลThai
  • Mahzun KızkuşuTurkish
  • чайка малаUkrainian
  • 塞內加爾麥雞Chinese
  • 塞内加尔麦鸡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the senegal lapwing

Other species in the same genus Vanellus.

CompareSenegal lapwing vs Northern lapwingSenegal lapwing vs Red-wattled lapwingSenegal lapwing vs Sociable lapwingSenegal lapwing vs White-tailed lapwing

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the senegal lapwing?

An adult senegal lapwing weighs 109.5 g – 122 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the senegal lapwing endangered?

The senegal lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the senegal lapwing?

The senegal lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{senegal_lapwing_2026,
  title = {Senegal lapwing (Vanellus lugubris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegal-lapwing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}