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White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus (Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)

The white-tailed lapwing or white-tailed plover is a wader in the lapwing genus. The genus name Vanellus is Medieval Latin for a lapwing and derives from vannus a winnowing fan. The specific leucurus is from Ancient Greek leukouros, "white-tailed". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Charadriidae
Genus:
   Vanellus
Scientific:
  Vanellus leucurus


Original description

Citation:
  (Lichtenstein, MHC 1823)

Reference:
   Reise Orenburg Buchara [Eversmann]

Protonym:
  Charadrius leucurus

Type locality:
  Between the Kuwan and Ian Daria, Turkestan.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/286992#page/154/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A480FDDF8BBC5443

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A480FDDF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A480FDDF


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176490

Geographic range:

  • Vanellus leucurus: southeastern Türkiye to Afghanistan; winters northeastern Africa to India
English:
White-tailed Lapwing
Catalan:
Fredeluga cuablanca
Czech:
keptuška běloocasá
Danish:
Sumpvibe
German:
Weißschwanzkiebitz
Spanish:
Avefría Coliblanca
Spanish (Spain):
Avefría Coliblanca
Finnish:
suohyyppä
French:
Vanneau à queue blanche
Croatian:
Bjelorepi vivak
Hungarian:
Fehérfarkú lilebíbic
Icelandic:
Flóavepja
Italian:
Pavoncella codabianca
Japanese (romaji):
ojirogeri
Japanese:
オジロゲリ
Lithuanian:
Baltauodegė pempė
Dutch:
Witstaartkievit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sumpvipe
Norwegian:
Sumpvipe
Polish:
czajka stepowa
Portuguese:
Abibe-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
Abibe-de-cauda-branca
Russian:
Белохвостая пигалица
Slovak:
cíbik bielochvostý
Serbian:
Belorepi vivak
Swedish:
sumpvipa
Ukrainian:
Чайка білохвоста
Chinese:
白尾麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
白尾長腳麥雞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Vanneau à queue blanche ( Vanellus leucurus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Vanneau à queue blanche ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 1st edition:
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2021:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2022:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2023:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2024:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 3rd edition:
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 4th edition:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2015:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2016:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2017:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2018:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Clements, version 2019:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 1.50:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 1.52:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 1.53:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 1.54:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 1.55:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2015:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2016:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2017:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2018:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2019:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2021:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2022:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2023:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
eBird version 2024:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-tailed Plover ( Vanellus leucurus)
Oriental Bird Club:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chettusia leucura
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chettusia leucura
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chettusia leucura
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-tailed Lapwing ( Vanellus leucurus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vanellus leucurus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vanellus leucurus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Witstertkiewiet
Arabic: الزقزاق أبيض الذيل, قطقاط أبيض الذيل
Azerbaijani: Ağquyruq çökükburun, çökükburun ağquyruq
Belarusian: Белахвостая кнігаўка
Bulgarian: Белоопашата калугерица
Bengali: সাদালেজি হটটিটি, ঳াদামরচজ ঴টটিটি
Bengali (transliteration): sādālēji haṭaṭiṭi
Breton: Kernigell lost gwenn
Catalan: Fredeluga cuablanca
Montenegrin: bjelorepi vivak, белорепи вивак
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): белорепи вивак
Czech: Čejka běloocasá, Keptuška beloocasá, Keptuška běloocasá, keptuška bìloocasá
Chuvash: шур хӳреллĕ текерлĕк
Welsh: Comchwiglen gynffonwen, Cornchwiglen gynffonwen
Danish: Sumpvibe
German: Weißschwanzkiebitz, Weißschwanzsteppenkiebitz, Weißschwanz-Steppenkiebitz
Greek: Ερημογιαννής, Λεύκoυρη καλημάνα, Λεύκουρη Καλημάνα, Λεύκουρος
Greek (Cypriot): Ερημογιαννής
English: White-tailed Lapwing, White-tailed Plover, White-tailed polver
English, HBW: White-tailed Lapwing
English (IOC): White-tailed Lapwing
English (United States): White-tailed Lapwing
Esperanto: Blankvosta vanelo, Marĉvanelo
Spanish: Avefría Coliblanca, Avefría de Cola Blanca, Chorlito coliblanco
Spanish (Spain): Avefría Coliblanca
Spanish (HBW): Avefría coliblanca
Estonian: valgesaba-kiivitaja
Basque: Fredeluga cuablanca, Hegabera buztanzuri
Persian: خروس کولی دم ‌سفید, خروس کولی دم‌سفید, خروس‌کُلی دُم‌سفید
Finnish: Suohyyppä
French: Pluvier à queue blanche, Vanneau à queue blanche, Vanneau queueblanche
Frisian: Wytsturtljip
Irish: Feadóg earrbhán
Galician: Avefría de rabo branco, Fredeluga cuablanca
Manx: Eairkan bane-fammanagh
Hebrew: קוית לבנת־זנב, קיווית לבנת- זנב, קיווית לבנת־זנב, קיווית לבנת-זנב, קיוית לבנת זנב
Croatian: Bjelorepi vivak
Hungarian: Fehérfarkú lilebíbic
Armenian: [Spitakapoch Yeghtyurik ], Սպիտակապոչ Եղտյուրիկ
Icelandic: Flóavepja
Italian: Pavoncella codabianca
Japanese (romaji): ojirogeri
Japanese: オジロゲリ
Georgian: თეთრკუდა პრანწია
Mongolian, Halh: хээрийн хавтгаалж
Kazakh: ақ құйрықты қызғыш құс, аққұйрық қызғыш құс, Аққұйрықты тарғақ
Kirghiz: ак куйрук кадимки ызгыт, ак куйрук ызгыт
Scientific: Charadrius leucurus, Chettusia leucura, Chettusia leucurus, Vanellochettusia leucura, Vanellus leucurus
Luxembourgish: Wäissschwanzpiwitsch
Lithuanian: Baltauodege pempe, Baltauodegė pempė
Latvian: baltastes ķīvīte
Macedonian: Белоопашеста калуѓерка
Malayalam: വെള്ളവാലൻ തിത്തിരി
Mongolian: хээрийн хавтгаалж
Maltese: Venewwa Denbha Abjad
Nepali: सेतोपुच्छ«े हुटिट्याउ“
Dutch: Witstaartkievit
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sumpvipe
Norwegian: Sumpvipe
Polish: czajka stepowa
Portuguese: Abibe-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): Abibe-de-cauda-branca
Rhaeto-Romance: Vanel da la cua alva
Romanian: Nagâț cu coadă albă, Nagâţ cu coadă albă
Russian: Belokhvostaya Pigalitsa, Белохвостая пигалица, Белоховстая чайка, Пигалица белохвостая
Northern Sami: Jeaggeláfol
Slovak: cíbik bielochvostý
Slovenian: belorepa priba
Albanian: Piska bishtbardhë
Serbian: Belorepi vivak
Swedish: Sumpvipa
Turkmen: tekejyllyk
Turkish: ak kuyruklu kızkuşu, ak kuyruklu kyzkuşu, Akkuyruklu kizkuşu, Akkuyruklu Kızkuşu, Ak-kuyruklu Kızkuşu
Ukrainian: Білохвоста чайка, Чайка білохвоста
Uzbek: сув тарғоқ, сувторғоқ
Kalmyk: цаһан сүүлтә заарг
Chinese: 白尾麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾長腳麥雞

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