African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) African Wattled Lapwing
The African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) 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 senegallus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Wattled Lapwing
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vanellus senegallus senegallus
- Vanellus senegallus lateralis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Parra senegalla
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.259
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-winged Lapwing
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Crowned Lapwing
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Spot-breasted Lapwing
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Brown-chested Lapwing
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Grey-headed Lapwing
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Red-wattled Lapwing
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Banded Lapwing
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