Plovers (Charadriidae)
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) - HBW 3, p. 412
French: Vanneau à éperons
German: Spornkiebitz
Spanish: Avefría Espinosa
Other common names: Spur-winged Plover
Taxonomy: Charadrius spinosus Linnaeus, 1758, Egypt.
Often placed in genus Hoplopterus. Forms superspecies with V. duvaucelii, with which sometimes considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Mediterranean and Middle East up R Nile to C & S Sudan, and S of Sahara from Senegal through Nigeria to Ethiopia, and S to Uganda and Kenya.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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along the water Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 23 December 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 4.4 -
A bird at the waters edge, alert Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A bird with Senegal Thicknees, finally chasing them. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 7 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on marshy ground Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 7 April 2002 5 years ago 21 sec 4.3 -
An adult wandering in a Salicornia field Locality Bücürmene Lagoon, Meriç Delta, Edirne Province, Turkey (Monotypic species)
Barbaros Demirci 29 August 2005 7 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A bird feeding Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 15 August 2002 6 years ago 25 sec 4.2
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mating
Locality Larnaca District, Cyprus (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 22 April 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Foraging in shallow water.
Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 4 February 2009 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
walking at a salt pond
Locality Salt Ponds Km 20, Eilat, Israel
Lior Kislev 2 April 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
Adult
Locality Kalloni Saltworks, Kalloni, Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece
Paul Cools 6 May 2009 29 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird wading in the mud.
Locality Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia
Piotr Jonczyk 16 January 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
in flight
Locality Bilen Lodge, Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 30 December 2012 16 weeks ago 4.2
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An adult calling. Locality Eilat, Israel
(Monotypic species)
Iva Hristova 12 April 2007 3 years ago 3
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