---
title: "Czajka białogardła"
description: "Vanellus tricolor — Ptaki. The banded lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) is a small to medium-sized shorebird, found in small parties or large flocks on bare ground in open grasslands, agricultural land and open savannah."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/banded-lapwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Czajka białogardła

> Vanellus tricolor — Ptaki. The banded lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) is a small to medium-sized shorebird, found in small parties or large flocks on bare ground in open grasslands, agricultural land and open savannah.

- Scientific name: *Vanellus tricolor*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `farm` (Gospodarstwo), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 814
- Wikidata: [Q1269071](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1269071)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4874](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4874)

## Names

- en: Banded Lapwing
- de: Schwarzbandkiebitz
- es: Avefría Tricolor
- fr: Vanneau tricolore
- nl: Australische kievit
- pt: Abibe-tricolor
- pl: Czajka białogardła

## Countries with the most observations

AU (761)

## Summary

The banded lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) is a small to medium-sized shorebird, found in small parties or large flocks on bare ground in open grasslands, agricultural land and open savannah. It is native to Australia and in the past considered as a game bird for hunting. Population estimate is 25 000 - 1 000 000. Other names include banded, black-breasted, brown flock and plain plover.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_lapwing

## Photo

![Czajka białogardła](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-lapwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Astrid Osborne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/366593442

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-lapwing?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).