Scientific Name:
Vanellus senegallus
African Wattled Lapwing Fact File
Distribution: Widespread in Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: Two
V. s. senegallus: Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea and Ethiopia, south to north-eastern D.R. Congo and northern Uganda
V. s. lateralis: Southern and eastern D.R. Congo to western Kenya south to northern Namibia and eastern South Africa
Further Reading: The World’s Wattled Waders
Current conservation efforts
None
Gallery
All photographs by Elis Simpson – Wader Quest