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Primary Traits
186 g
0 m - 3,050 m
48
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Vanellus melanopterus
English name
Black-winged Lapwing
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Charadriidae
Genus
Vanellus
Species
melanopterus
Data source
HBW3, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
165 g
Maximum female mass
197 g
Minimum male mass
163 g
Maximum male mass
214 g
Minimum unsexed mass
163 g
Maximum unsexed mass
214 g
Average mass
186 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,050 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,050 m
Typical elevation
1,525 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary