White-crowned Lapwing
Vanellus albicepsGould, J, 1834
English (US) White-crowned Lapwing
The White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: sandy riverbanks of sub-Saharan AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus albiceps
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crowned Lapwing
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1834
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1834
- Type locality
- Niger River or Fernando Po. A specimen from Fernando Po is claimed as the type of the species in Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 24, p. 147.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.2, no.18 p.45
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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