Senegal Lapwing
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.
Virunga National Park
Uganda
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rwenzori Mountains pierce the equatorial sky and volcanic slopes descend toward the Congo Basin, one of Africa’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+124 birds+30 mammals
Dawn breaks across a mosaic of acacia woodland, papyrus swamps, and open grassland where Uganda’s southwestern savanna meets the edge […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKQueen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
+129 birds+30 mammals
Where the Albertine Rift’s dramatic escarpments plunge toward sprawling savanna, one of Africa’s most ecologically diverse landscapes unfolds across southwestern […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMabamba Swamp
Memere, Uganda
150+ birds
Where papyrus stands shoulder-high and water mirrors an infinite sky, one of Africa’s most biodiverse wetland systems unfolds across 283 […]
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