Brown-chested Lapwing

Vanellus superciliosus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
eBird Code: brclap1

Distribution

range poorly known; breeds from Nigeria east (probably) to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; disperses west to Ghana, southward to Cameroon and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and eastward to western Tanzania

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (brclap1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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