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Javan Lapwing Vanellus macropterus

Popko Wiersma and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published December 29, 2015

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Recommended Citation

Wiersma, P. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Javan Lapwing (Vanellus macropterus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/sunlap1/1.0