Javan Lapwing
Vanellus macropterus(Wagler, JG, 1827)
English (US) Javan Lapwing
The Javan Lapwing (Vanellus macropterus) 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: at least formerly Java; undocumented records from Sumatra and Timor; not reported since 1940 and likely extinctRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus macropterus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Javan Lapwing
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius macropterus
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
- Original description
- Systema Avium pt.1 p.77
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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