| Long-toed lapwing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | V. crassirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Vanellus crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855)
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| Synonyms | |
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Chetusia crassirostris Hartlaub, 1855 Hemiparra crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855) | |
The long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris), also known as the long-toed plover, is a species of wading bird in the lapwing subfamily, within the family Charadriidae. It is mainly sedentary and found across central and eastern Africa, from Chad and South Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the southeast of its range. It is one of 13 species of ground-nesting lapwings found in Africa.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vanellus crassirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693954A93431306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693954A93431306.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.