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Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.151

Protonym:
  Charadrius spinosus

Type locality:
  Egypt.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/170/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F5E92B225F648330

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F5E92B22

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F5E92B22

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176499

Geographic range:

  • Vanellus spinosus: Senegambia to Red Sea, northeastern Tanzania, and eastern Mediterranean
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spur-winged Lapwing
Catalan:
Fredeluga esperonada
Czech:
čejka trnitá
Danish:
Sporevibe
German:
Spornkiebitz
Spanish:
Avefría Espinosa
Spanish (Spain):
Avefría Espinosa
Finnish:
kynsihyyppä
French:
Vanneau à éperons
Croatian:
Oštrugasti vivak
Hungarian:
Tüskés bíbic
Icelandic:
Broddvepja
Italian:
Pavoncella armata
Japanese (romaji):
tsubamegeri
Japanese:
ツバメゲリ
Lithuanian:
Pentinuotoji pempė
Dutch:
Sporenkievit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sporevipe
Norwegian:
Sporevipe
Polish:
czajka szponiasta
Portuguese:
tui-tui-ferrão
Portuguese (Portugal):
abibe-esporado
Russian:
Шпорцевый чибис
Slovak:
cíbik tŕňokrídly
Serbian:
Vivak ostrugaš
Swedish:
sporrvipa
Ukrainian:
Чайка шпорова
Chinese:
黑胸麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
黑胸距翅麥雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Vanneau à éperons ( Vanellus spinosus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Vanneau à éperons ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 1st edition:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Hoplopterus spinosus)
Clements, version 2021:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements, version 2022:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements, version 2023:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 4th edition:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements, version 2015:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements, version 2016:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements, version 2017:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements, version 2018:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Clements, version 2019:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 1.50:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 1.52:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 1.53:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 1.54:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 1.55:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2015:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2016:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2017:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2018:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2019:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2021:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2022:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
eBird version 2023:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Spur-winged Plover ( Vanellus spinosus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Hoplopterus spinosus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Hoplopterus spinosus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Hoplopterus spinosus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vanellus spinosus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vanellus spinosus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Spoorvlerkkiewiet
Arabic: أبو ظفر, الزقزاق ذو الجناح الناتئ, قطقاط اشوك
Azerbaijani: Tikanqanadlı çökükburun
Belarusian: Шпорцавая кнігаўка
Bulgarian: Шипокрила калугерица
Breton: Kernigell gentrek
Catalan: Fredeluga esperonada
Montenegrin: vivak ostrugaš, вивак остругаш
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): вивак остругаш
Czech: Cejka trnitá, Čejka trnitá, èejka trnitá
Chuvash: качаллă текерлĕк
Welsh: Cornchwiglen Adeinbigog
Danish: Sporevibe
German: Spornkiebitz
Greek: Αγκαθoκαλημάvα, Αγκαθοκαλημάνα, Πελλοκατερίνα
Greek (Cypriot): Πελλοκατερίνα
English: River Lapwing, Spurwinged Lapwing, Spur-winged Lapwing, Spurwinged Plover, Spur-winged Plover, Spur-winged Plower
English, HBW: Spur-winged Lapwing
English (IOC): Spur-winged Lapwing
English (Kenya): Spur-winged Plover
English (New Zealand): African Spur-winged Lapwing
English (United States): Spur-winged Lapwing
Esperanto: Dornoflugila vanelo, Spronvanelo
Spanish: Avefría Espinosa, Avefría espolonoda
Spanish (Spain): Avefría Espinosa
Spanish (HBW): Avefría espinosa
Estonian: lokutkiivitaja, valgekael-kiivitaja
Basque: Hegabera ezproidun
Persian: خروس کولی سینه ‌سیاه, خروس کولی سینه‌سیاه, خروس‌کُلی سینه‌سیاه
Finnish: Kynsihyyppä
French: Vanneau à éperons, Vanneau armé, Vanneau armé du Sénégal, Vanneau éperonné
Friulian: pavoncin spinôs
Frisian: Spoarljip
Irish: Feadóg sporeiteach
Galician: Avefría esporada
Hebrew: סיקסק
Croatian: Ostrugasti vivak, Oštrugasti vivak
Hungarian: Tüskés bíbic
Armenian: [Btikatev Kiviv ], Բտիկա և Կիվիվ, Բտիկաթև Կիվիվ
Icelandic: Broddvepja
Italian: Pavoncella armata, Pavoncella spinosa
Japanese (romaji): tsubamegeri, tsumebageri
Japanese: ツバメゲリ, ツメバゲリ
Georgian: შავმუცელა პრანწია
Kirghiz: текөөрдүү ызгыт
Scientific: Charadrius cristatus, Charadrius spinosus, Hoplopterus spinosus, Lobibyx novaehollandiae, Vanellus miles novaehollandiae, Vanellus novaehollandiae, Vanellus spinosus
Lithuanian: Pentinuotoji pempė
Latvian: baltvaigu ķīvīte
Macedonian: боцкокрила калуѓерка
Maltese: Venewwa ta' l-Ixpruni, Venewwa ta' l-Ixpuni, venewwa tal-ixpruni
Dutch: Sporenkievit
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sporevipe
Norwegian: Sporevipe
Polish: czajka szponiasta
Portuguese: abibe esporado, Abibe-esporado, Tui-tui-ferrão
Portuguese (Portugal): abibe-esporado, Tui-tui-ferrão
Rhaeto-Romance: Vanel dals sparuns
Romanian: Nagâț sudic, Nagâţ sudic
Russian: Чибис шпорцевый, Шпорцевый чибис
Northern Sami: Siekkesláfol
Slovak: cíbik tŕňokrídly
Slovenian: ostogasta priba, ostrogasta priba
Albanian: Piska krahëshpore
Serbian: vivak mamuzar, Vivak ostrugaš
Swedish: Sporrvipa
Swahili: Kiluwiluwi Kizibao-cheusi
Turkish: Diken-kanat Yağmur Kuşu, Mahmuzlu Kızkuşu, mahmuzlu kyzkuşu
Ukrainian: Чайка шпорова , Шпорцева чайка
Chinese: 黑胸距翅麦鸡, 黑胸麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 黑胸距翅麥雞

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