Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Crowned Lapwing
The Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus coronatus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crowned Lapwing
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vanellus coronatus demissus
- Vanellus coronatus coronatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius Coronatus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope, ex Daubenton, pi. 800.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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