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;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] tricolor | ;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] tricolor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 25–29 cm (9¾-11½ in) | ||
*Broad black breast band | *Broad black breast band | ||
*White throat | *White throat | ||
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*Pinkish-grey legs<br /> | *Pinkish-grey legs<br /> | ||
'''Juveniles''': have brown instead of black plumage | '''Juveniles''': have brown instead of black plumage | ||
| − | [[Image:2018Banded-Lapwing.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:2018Banded-Lapwing.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile <br />Photo by {{user|Tannin|Tannin}}<br />Shark Bay area, [[Western Australia]], December 2004]] |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]]. | Southern [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Low scrub, open country with short grass, dry dusty plains, agricultural paddocks and arid coastal scrub | Low scrub, open country with short grass, dry dusty plains, agricultural paddocks and arid coastal scrub | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists of insects, worms, spiders, molluscs, snails, slugs also seeds and weeds. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | The nest is a ground scrape, lined with dry grass; the eggs are speckled. | + | The nest is a ground scrape, lined with dry grass; the eggs are speckled. Laying time depends on the rains, so whist generally June to November, they could breed at other times too. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Birds in Backyards |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:48, 16 October 2016
- Vanellus tricolor
Identification
25–29 cm (9¾-11½ in)
- Broad black breast band
- White throat
- Grey-brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Black cap
- Broad white eye-stripe
- Yellow eye-ring and bill
- Small red wattle over the bill
- Pinkish-grey legs
Juveniles: have brown instead of black plumage
Distribution
Southern Australia and Tasmania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Low scrub, open country with short grass, dry dusty plains, agricultural paddocks and arid coastal scrub
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of insects, worms, spiders, molluscs, snails, slugs also seeds and weeds.
Breeding
The nest is a ground scrape, lined with dry grass; the eggs are speckled. Laying time depends on the rains, so whist generally June to November, they could breed at other times too.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birds in Backyards
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banded Lapwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banded_Lapwing
External Links
