Spur-winged lapwing

For the Australasian species sometimes known as spur-winged plover, see Masked lapwing. For the Southeast Asian species formerly considered conspecific with Vanellus spinosus, see River lapwing.

Spur-winged lapwing
Upper side of wings - note the spurs on the leading edge of the carpal joint
Calls recorded at Lake Turkana, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
Species:
V. spinosus
Binomial name
Vanellus spinosus
Synonyms

Charadrius spinosus Linnaeus, 1758
Hoplopterus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vanellus spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693983A86582288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693983A86582288.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.