Spur-winged lapwing
Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 183.9 g to 191.8 g and live up to 17 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the spur-winged lapwing
- Weight
- 183.9 g – 191.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 69 cm – 81 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 17 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8 – 3.25src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the spur-winged lapwing?
Photos of the spur-winged lapwing
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Where does the spur-winged lapwing live?
Not recorded
What is the spur-winged lapwing?
The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae.
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Is the spur-winged lapwing endangered?
The spur-winged lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the spur-winged lapwing classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyCharadriidae
- genusVanellus
- SpeciesVanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Charadrius cristatus, Charadrius spinosus, Charadrius ventralis, Hoplopterus spinosus, Hoplopterus spinosus, Hoplopterus ventralis
Other names and names in other languages (69)
- African spur-winged lapwingEnglish
- African spur-winged ploverEnglish
- Spur-winged ploverEnglish
- SWLAEnglish
- SpoorvlerkkiewietAfrikaans
- زقزاق مصريArabic
- قطقاط اشوكArabic
- قطقاط شوكي الجناحArabic
- Chudía galladaAragonese
- قطقاط شوكى الجناحEgyptian Arabic
- Шипокрила калугерицаBulgarian
- Kernigell gentrekBreton
- Kornigell gentrekBreton
- fredeluga esperonadaCatalan
- čejka trnitáCzech
- Cornchwiglen AdeinbigogWelsh
- SporevibeDanish
- SpornkiebitzGerman
- ΠελλοκατερίναGreek
- ΑγκαθοκαλημάναGreek
- Dornoflugila vaneloEsperanto
- spronflugila vaneloEsperanto
- Avefría espinosaSpanish
- valgekael-kiivitajaEstonian
- Hegabera ezproidunBasque
- خروسکلی سینهسیاهPersian
- خروس کولی سینه سیاهPersian
- kynsihyyppäFinnish
- Vanneau éperonnéFrench
- Vanneau à éperonsFrench
- Feadóg sporeiteachIrish
- Avefría esporadaGalician
- סיקסקHebrew
- ostrugasti vivakCroatian
- tüskés bíbicHungarian
- Թևաբտիկ կիվիվArmenian
- BroddvepjaIcelandic
- Pavoncella armataItalian
- ツバメゲリJapanese
- ツメバゲリJapanese
- pentinuotoji pempėLithuanian
- baltvaigu ķīvīteLatvian
- боцкокрила калуѓеркаMacedonian
- Venewwa ta' l-IxpruniMaltese
- आरापंखी टिटवीMarathi
- စစ်တလိုင်းငှက်Burmese
- sporenkievitDutch
- sporevipeNorwegian
- czajka szponiastaPolish
- abibe-esporadoPortuguese
- tui-tui-ferrãoPortuguese
- Nagâţ sudicRomanian
- Nagâț sudicRomanian
- Шпорцевый чибисRussian
- SiekkesláfolNorthern Sami
- cíbik tŕňokrídlySlovak
- Ostogasta pribaSlovenian
- ostrogasta pribaSlovenian
- Vivak mamuzarSerbian
- Вивак остругашSerbian
- Vivak ostrugašSerbian
- sporrvipaSwedish
- Kiluwiluwi Kizibao-cheusiSwahili
- Mahmuzlu KızkuşuTurkish
- Diken kanatlı kız kuşuTurkish
- чайка шпороваUkrainian
- 黑胸麦鸡Chinese
- 黑胸距翅麥雞Chinese
- 黑胸距翅麦鸡Chinese
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Relatives of the spur-winged lapwing
Other species in the same genus Vanellus.
Northern lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Red-wattled lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Sociable lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
White-tailed lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Grey-headed lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Southern lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
CompareSpur-winged lapwing vs Northern lapwingSpur-winged lapwing vs Red-wattled lapwingSpur-winged lapwing vs Sociable lapwingSpur-winged lapwing vs White-tailed lapwing
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spur-winged lapwing?
An adult spur-winged lapwing weighs 183.9 g – 191.8 g and has a wingspan of 69 cm – 81 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the spur-winged lapwing endangered?
The spur-winged lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the spur-winged lapwing live?
The spur-winged lapwing has a recorded lifespan of 17 years.
What kind of animal is the spur-winged lapwing?
The spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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