White-headed Lapwing

The White-headed Lapwing, White-headed Plover or White-crowned Plover is a medium-sized wader, which despite its name is a lapwing rather than a typical plover. It is resident throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers.

The White-headed Lapwing is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The White-headed Lapwing, Vanellus albiceps, is a member of the Plover family, is a resident throughout tropical Africa. It is a guard bird, setting up a lot of noise at signs of possible danger, and serving as a warning to other animals. If you would like to be informed of future Nature posts, Click Here. Comments (0) No Comments » - No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. More

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