Brown-chested lapwing
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Vanellus superciliosus

The brown-chested lapwing (Vanellus superciliosus ) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.It resides year-round in a narrow strip of land from southwestern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; its wintering range extends toward Lake Chad, Lake Victoria and northern Zambia.

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It is a carnivorous bird feeding on insects, larvae, crickets, bugs, grasshoppers etc. Their preferred habitat is grassy lands, open savannas or grounds of Mopane forests.

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References

1. Brown-chested lapwing Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-chested_lapwing
2. Brown-chested lapwing on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22694048/111898498

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