Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | fredeluga d'Etiòpia |
| Czech | čejka etiopská |
| Dutch | Ethiopische Kievit |
| English | Spot-breasted Lapwing |
| English (United States) | Spot-breasted Lapwing |
| French | Vanneau d'Abyssinie |
| French (France) | Vanneau d'Abyssinie |
| German | Strichelbrustkiebitz |
| Japanese | ムナフタゲリ |
| Norwegian | flekkvipe |
| Polish | czajka czarnogłowa |
| Russian | Пестрогрудый чибис |
| Serbian | Etiopski vivak |
| Slovak | cíbik škvrnitoprsý |
| Spanish | Avefría Pechipinta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avefría pechipinta |
| Swedish | etiopisk vipa |
| Turkish | Benekli Kızkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Чайка чорноголова |
Vanellus melanocephalus (Rüppell, 1845)
PROTONYM:
Lobivanellus melanocephalus
Rüppell, 1845. Systematische Uebersicht der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika's nebst Abbildingen und Beschreibungen von fünfzig theils unbekannten, theils noch nicht bildlich dargestellten Arten, p.115 pl.44.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mountains of Simien, Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- VANELLUS
- vanellus
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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SPECIES
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus Scientific name definitions
Popko Wiersma and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 17, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 17, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus
Authors
Popko Wiersma and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Wiersma, P. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Spot-breasted Lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.spblap1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 17, 2015
- Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus
Authors
Popko Wiersma and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Wiersma, P. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Spot-breasted Lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus). 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.