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genus

Vanellus

Vanellus is a genus in the family Charadriidae. This database currently files 27 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
27
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
78%
Weight range
100 g – 387 g

Best-known members of Vanellus

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Vanellus?

22 of 27 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered15%
NTNear Threatened29%
LCLeast Concern1986%

Where is Vanellus found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 2 species
  • None on record
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia2

All species in Vanellus

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Northern lapwingVanellus vanellusCharadriidaeNear Threatened218.4 gNot recorded
Red-wattled lapwingVanellus indicusCharadriidaeLeast Concern181 gNot recorded
Sociable lapwingVanellus gregariusCharadriidaeCritically Endangered224.5 gNot recorded
White-tailed lapwingVanellus leucurusCharadriidaeLeast Concern132 gNot recorded
Grey-headed lapwingVanellus cinereusCharadriidaeLeast Concern270 gNot recorded
Spur-winged lapwingVanellus spinosusCharadriidaeLeast Concern187.9 gNot recorded
Southern lapwingVanellus chilensisCharadriidaeLeast Concern327 gNot recorded
Masked lapwingVanellus milesCharadriidaeLeast Concern387 g1
Yellow-wattled lapwingVanellus malabaricusCharadriidaeLeast Concern140 gNot recorded
Blacksmith lapwingVanellus armatusCharadriidaeLeast Concern156 gNot recorded
Sunda ploverVanellus macropterusCharadriidaeNot recorded325 gNot recorded
River lapwingVanellus duvauceliiCharadriidaeNear Threatened143 gNot recorded
Black-headed lapwingVanellus tectusCharadriidaeLeast Concern100 gNot recorded
Andean lapwingVanellus resplendensCharadriidaeLeast Concern214 gNot recorded
White-crowned lapwingVanellus albicepsCharadriidaeLeast Concern192 gNot recorded
Senegal lapwingVanellus lugubrisCharadriidaeLeast Concern122 gNot recorded
Black-winged lapwingVanellus melanopterusCharadriidaeLeast Concern184.9 gNot recorded
African wattled lapwingVanellus senegallusCharadriidaeLeast Concern248 gNot recorded
Long-toed lapwingVanellus crassirostrisCharadriidaeLeast Concern170 gNot recorded
Spot-breasted lapwingVanellus melanocephalusCharadriidaeLeast Concern214 gNot recorded
Banded lapwingVanellus tricolorCharadriidaeLeast Concern184 g1
Crowned lapwingVanellus coronatusCharadriidaeLeast Concern165 gNot recorded
Brown-chested lapwingVanellus superciliosusCharadriidaeLeast Concern150 gNot recorded
Not recordedHemiparra hybridaCharadriidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedVanellus gallinaceusCharadriidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedVanellus grisescensCharadriidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedVanellus liffyaeCharadriidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded