River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii(Lesson, RP, 1826)
English (US) River Lapwing
The River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) 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: rivers of India and Nepal to southwestern China and IndochinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus duvaucelii
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- River Lapwing
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1826)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius Duvaucelii
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1826)
- Type locality
- Calcutta.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 42 p.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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