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Long-toed lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 170 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-toed lapwing

Weight
170 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
30 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the long-toed lapwing live?

Not recorded

What is the long-toed lapwing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris), also known as the long-toed plover, is a species of wading bird in the lapwing subfamily, within the family Charadriidae. It is mainly sedentary and found across central and eastern Africa, from Chad and South Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the southeast of its range. It is one of 13 species of ground-nesting lapwings found in Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-toed lapwing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-toed_lapwing&oldid=1358918536), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the long-toed lapwing endangered?

The long-toed lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the long-toed lapwing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyCharadriidae
  6. genusVanellus
  7. SpeciesVanellus crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855)

Synonyms Hemiparra crassirostris

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Long-toed ploverEnglish
  • LTLAEnglish
  • WitvlerkkiewietAfrikaans
  • أبو طيط سميك المنقارArabic
  • fredeluga carablancaCatalan
  • čejka bělohlaváCzech
  • cornchwiglen hirfysWelsh
  • Langtået VibeDanish
  • LangzehenkiebitzGerman
  • blankmaska vaneloEsperanto
  • Avefría palustreSpanish
  • pikkvarvas-kiivitajaEstonian
  • خروسکلی انگشتدرازPersian
  • pitkävarvashyyppäFinnish
  • Vanneau à ailes blanchesFrench
  • levéljáró bíbicHungarian
  • Pavoncella ditalungheItalian
  • レンカクゲリJapanese
  • ilgapirštė pempėLithuanian
  • LangteenkievitDutch
  • langtåvipeNorwegian
  • czajka białolicaPolish
  • abibe-de-faces-brancasPortuguese
  • Длиннопалый чибисRussian
  • cíbik bielokrídlySlovak
  • Dugoprsti vivakSerbian
  • långtåvipaSwedish
  • Uzun Parmaklı KızkuşuTurkish
  • Thatswane wadikubuTswana
  • чайка білоголоваUkrainian
  • 長趾麥雞Chinese
  • 长趾麦鸡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the long-toed lapwing

Other species in the same genus Vanellus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-toed lapwing?

An adult long-toed lapwing weighs 170 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-toed lapwing endangered?

The long-toed lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the long-toed lapwing?

The long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-toed-lapwing

MLA

“Long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-toed-lapwing.

BibTeX
@misc{long_toed_lapwing_2026,
  title = {Long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-toed-lapwing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}