非洲麦鸡

分类位置

同属物种

黑喉肉垂麦鸡

African Wattled Lapwing

安第斯麦鸡

Andean Lapwing

三色麦鸡

Banded Lapwing

黑翅麦鸡

Black-winged Lapwing

黑背麦鸡

Blacksmith Lapwing

褐胸麦鸡

Brown-chested Lapwing

形态与习性

The black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover (Vanellus tectus) is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seasonal movements. It lays two or three eggs on a ground scrape. These are conspicuous and unmistakable birds. They are medium-large waders with a black head other than a white forehead, lower face and bands across the rear head and nape. There is a wispy black cres