| Spot-breasted Lapwing | |
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| Spot breasted lapwing at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. melanocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanellus melanocephalus (Rüppell, 1845) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hoplopterus melanocephalus (Rüppell, 1845) |
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The Spot-breasted Lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands.