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LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebrates
GrasslandScrapeMedium · 214 g
GrasslandScrapeMedium · 214 g
When to see the Spot-breasted Lapwing
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Spot-breasted Lapwing
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Spot-breasted Lapwing
The spot-breasted lapwing, also known as the spot-breasted plover, is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. There are no known subspecies of the bird.
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Easily confused with
Brown-chested LapwingVanellus superciliosusThe brown-chested lapwing, also brown-chested wattled plover, is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.
Sociable LapwingVanellus gregariusThis medium-sized lapwing has longish black legs and a short black bill.
Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusThe black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae.
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