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Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus (Boddaert, P 1783)
The black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seasonal movements. It lays two or three eggs on a ground scrape. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Vanellus
Scientific:
Vanellus tectus
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Vanellus
Scientific:
Vanellus tectus
Original description
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Charadrius tectus
Type locality:
Senegal, ex Daubenton, pi. 834.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/73/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D531B5D3CC41D25A
Avibase ID:
avibase-D531B5D3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D531B5D3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176501
Geographic range:
- Vanellus tectus: inland Sahel zone from southern Mauritania eastward to Eritrea and in south from northern Guinea eastward to far northern Tanzania
- Vanellus tectus tectus: Senegambia to Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda
- Vanellus tectus latifrons: southern Somalia to eastern Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
Black-headed Lapwing
Catalan:
Fredeluga capnegra
Czech:
čejka černohlavá
Danish:
Sothovedet Vibe
German:
Schwarzschopfkiebitz
Spanish:
Avefría Coletuda
Spanish (Spain):
Avefría Coletuda
Finnish:
afrikantöyhtöhyyppä
French:
Vanneau à tête noire
Croatian:
Crnoglavi vivak
Hungarian:
Sisakos bíbic
Icelandic:
Kollvepja
Italian:
Pavoncella caruncolata dal ciuffo
Japanese (romaji):
zugurogeri
Japanese:
ズグロゲリ
Lithuanian:
Juodakepurė pempė
Dutch:
Zwartkopkievit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarttoppvipe
Norwegian:
Svarttoppvipe
Polish:
czajka czarnoczuba
Portuguese:
Abibe-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
Abibe-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Чернохохлый чибис
Slovak:
cíbik čiernochochlatý
Serbian:
Crnoglavi vivak
Swedish:
svarthuvad vipa
Ukrainian:
Чайка чорночуба
Chinese:
非洲麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭麥雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Vanneau à tête noire ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Vanneau à tête noire ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blackhead Plover ( Sarciophorus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blackhead Plover ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-headed Plover ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-headed Plover ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blackhead Plover ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sarciophorus tectus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sarciophorus tectus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sarciophorus tectus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-headed Lapwing ( Vanellus tectus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vanellus tectus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vanellus tectus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Afrikaans: Swartkopkiewiet
Arabic: قطقاط اسود الراس
Belarusian: Чарначубая кнігаўка
Bulgarian: Черноглава калугерица
Bengali: কারাভাথা টিটি
Bengali (transliteration): kālāmāthā ṭiṭi*
Breton: Kernigell penn du
Catalan: Fredeluga capnegra
Czech: Cejka cernohlavá, čejka černohlavá
Chuvash: хура мăйкăчлă текерлĕк
Welsh: Cornchwiglen benddu
Danish: Sorttoppet Vibe, Sothovedet Vibe
German: Schwarzkopfkiebitz, Schwarzschopfkiebitz
Greek: Μαυρoκέφαλη καλημάvα, Μαυροκέφαλη Καλημάνα
English: Blackhead Lapwing, Blackhead Plover, Black-headed Lapwing, Blackheaded Plover, Black-headed Plover, Black-headed polver, Crested Plover, Crested Wattled Lapwing, Crested Wattled Plover
English, HBW: Black-headed Lapwing
English (IOC): Black-headed Lapwing
English (Kenya): Black-headed Plover
English (United States): Black-headed Lapwing
Esperanto: Nigrakapa vanelo
Spanish: Avefría Coletuda, Avefría De Cola Grande
Spanish (Spain): Avefría Coletuda
Spanish (HBW): Avefría coletuda
Estonian: kõnnukiivitaja
Basque: Hegabera burubeltz
Finnish: Afrikantöyhtöhyyppä
French: Vanneau à coiffe noire, Vanneau à tête noire, Vanneau coiffé
Frisian: Swartkopljip
Irish: Feadóg cheanndubh
Galician: Avefría de cabeza negra
Hebrew: קוית שחורת־ראש, קיווית שחורת־ראש, קיווית שחורת-ראש, קיוית שחורת-ראש
Croatian: Crnoglavi vivak, Crnokapi vivak
Hungarian: sisakos bibic, Sisakos bíbic
Icelandic: Kollvepja
Italian: Pavoncella caruncolata dal ciuffo, Pavoncella testanera
Japanese (romaji): zugurogeri
Japanese: ズグロゲリ
Scientific: Charadrius tectus, Hoplopterus tectus, Sarciophorus tectus, Vanellus tectus, Vanellus tectus tectus
Lithuanian: Juodagalvė pempė, Juodakepurė pempė
Latvian: melnkakla ķīvīte
Macedonian: Црноглава калуѓерка
Dutch: Zwartkopkievit
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarttoppvipe
Norwegian: Svarttoppvipe
Polish: czajka czarnoczuba
Portuguese: Abibe-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): Abibe-de-cabeça-preta
Rhaeto-Romance: Vanel dal chau nair
Romanian: Nagâţ cu cap negru
Russian: Чернохохлый чибис
Northern Sami: Čáhppesoaivuoktaláfol
Slovak: cíbik čiernochochlatý, Cíbik čiernochochlý
Slovenian: črnoglava priba
Serbian: Crnoglavi vivak
Swedish: Svarthuvad vipa
Swahili: Kiluwiluwi Kishungi-kirefu
Turkish: Kara tepeli kizkuşu, kara tepeli kızkuşu, Kara-tepeli Kızkuşu
Ukrainian: Чайка чорночуба
Chinese: 非洲麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭麥雞
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