Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Popko Wiersma and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 21, 2015
Text last updated December 21, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witvlerkkiewiet |
| Bulgarian | Дългопръста калугерица |
| Catalan | fredeluga carablanca |
| Croatian | dugoprsti vivak |
| Czech | čejka bělohlavá |
| Dutch | Langteenkievit |
| English | Long-toed Lapwing |
| English (AVI) | Long-toed Lapwing |
| English (Kenya) | Long-toed Plover |
| English (United States) | Long-toed Lapwing |
| Estonian | pikkvarvas-kiivitaja |
| Finnish | pitkävarvashyyppä |
| French | Vanneau à ailes blanches |
| French (Canada) | Vanneau à ailes blanches |
| German | Langzehenkiebitz |
| Japanese | レンカクゲリ |
| Norwegian | langtåvipe |
| Polish | czajka białolica |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Abibe-de-faces-brancas |
| Russian | Длиннопалый чибис |
| Serbian | Dugoprsti vivak |
| Slovak | cíbik bielokrídly |
| Spanish | Avefría Palustre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avefría palustre |
| Swedish | långtåvipa |
| Turkish | Uzun Parmaklı Kızkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Чайка білоголова |
| Zulu | ititihoye lamazibu |
Vanellus crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855)
PROTONYM:
Chettusia crassirostris
Hartlaub, 1855. Journal für Ornithologie 3, p.427.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nubia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- VANELLUS
- vanellus
- crassirostra / crassirostre / crassirostris
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Vanellus crassirostris crassirostris Scientific name definitions
Distribution
South Sudan through Uganda, E DRCongo, Kenya and Tanzania to N Malawi; also L Chad (NE Nigeria and Chad).
Field Identification
Vanellus crassirostris crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855)
PROTONYM:
Chettusia crassirostris
Hartlaub, 1855. Journal für Ornithologie 3, p.427.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nubia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- VANELLUS
- vanellus
- crassirostra / crassirostre / crassirostris
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Vanellus crassirostris leucopterus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Tanzania, SE DRCongo, Zambia and Malawi to E Angola, N Botswana and NE South Africa; also W Angola.
Field Identification
Vanellus crassirostris leucopterus Reichenow, 1889
PROTONYM:
Vanellus leucopterus
Reichenow, 1889. Journal für Ornithologie 37 no.187, p.265.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Quilimane, Portuguese East Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- VANELLUS
- vanellus
- crassirostra / crassirostre / crassirostris
- leucopterum / leucopterus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
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Distribution of the Long-toed Lapwing
