| Crowned lapwing | |
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| In Mikumi National Park, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. coronatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Vanellus coronatus (Boddaert, 1783)
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| Synonyms | |
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Charadrius coronatus (Boddaert, 1783) | |
The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits. It is related to the more localized black-winged and Senegal lapwings, with which it shares some plumage characteristics.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vanellus coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22694043A93435348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694043A93435348.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.