Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris(Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)
English (US) Long-toed Lapwing
The Long-toed Lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris) 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 crassirostris
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-toed Lapwing
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vanellus crassirostris crassirostris
- Vanellus crassirostris leucopterus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chettusia crassirostris
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)
- Type locality
- Nubia.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 3, no.17 p.427
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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