The Banded Lapwing is a large plover with a broad black breast band and white throat. The upperparts are mainly grey-brown with white underparts. There is a black cap and broad white eye-stripe, with a yellow eye-ring and bill and a small red wattle over the bill. The legs are pinkish-grey.

At a glance

Habitat They prefer open, short grasslands such as heavily grazed paddocks, agricultural lands and saline herblands in dry and semi-arid regions
Size Can grow up to around 29 cm
Origin Native
Distribution Across Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Across Australia
Habitat
They prefer open, short grasslands such as heavily grazed paddocks, agricultural lands and saline herblands in dry and semi-arid regions
Size
Can grow up to around 29 cm
Common Name Banded Lapwing
Aliases Banded Plover, Black-breasted Plover, Flock Plover, Plain Plover,
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyCharadriidae
GenusVanellus
SpeciesVanellus tricolor
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