Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Red-wattled Lapwing
The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) 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 indicus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Vanellus indicus aigneri
- Vanellus indicus indicus
- Vanellus indicus lankae
- Vanellus indicus atronuchalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tringa Indica
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Goa, ex Daubenton, pi. 807.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.50
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sociable Lapwing
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