Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Black-headed Lapwing
The Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus) 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 tectus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Lapwing
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vanellus tectus tectus
- Vanellus tectus latifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius tectus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Senegal, ex Daubenton, pi. 834.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.51
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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