Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
Photo © Lukas Zangl
Photo © Lukas Zangl — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #305275516ABOUT
The brown-chested lapwing, also brown-chested wattled plover, (Vanellus superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It resides year-round in a narrow strip of land from southwestern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; its wintering range extends toward Lake Chad, Lake Victoria and northern Zambia. == Diet == V. superciliosus is a carnivorous bird feeding on insects, larvae, crickets, bugs, grasshoppers, etc. Their preferred habitat is grassy lands, open savannas or grounds of Mopane forests.
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Kanyashogi·Uganda
+603 birds+26 mammals
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Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+505 birds+24 mammals
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Mabamba Swamp
Memere·Uganda
+464 birds+2 mammals
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Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda
+608 birds+33 mammals
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Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
+672 birds+30 mammals
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Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
+558 birds+57 mammals
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Virunga National Park
Uganda
+418 birds+13 mammals
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