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Grey-headed Lapwing

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Taxon taxon Q1047787
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Grey-headed Lapwing

Summary

Grey-headed Lapwing is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grey-headed Lapwing's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing belongs to the parent taxon Vanellus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Grey-headed Lapwing is Vanellus cinereus[7].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing's Commons category is recorded as Vanellus cinereus[8].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing's Commons gallery is recorded as Vanellus cinereus[9].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing's original combination is recorded as Pluvianus cinereus[10].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. cinereus'}[11].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey-headed Lapwing'}[12].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ケリ'}[13].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graukopfkiebitz'}[14].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avefría ceniza'}[15].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vanneau à tête grise'}[16].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pavoncella testagrigia'}[17].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grijskopkievit'}[18].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Gråhovedet Vibe'}[19].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gråhodevipe'}[20].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Серый чибис'}[21].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰头麦鸡'}[22].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Trulek kelabu'}[23].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกกระแตหัวเทา'}[24].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'gråhuvad vipa'}[25].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'huppuhyyppä'}[26].
  • Grey-headed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'czajka szarogłowa'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Grey-headed Lapwing is Vanellus cinereus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Vanellus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ケリ'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graukopfkiebitz'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avefría ceniza'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vanneau à tête grise'}[16], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pavoncella testagrigia'}[17].

Identifiers

Grey-headed Lapwing's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4875[28]. Grey-headed Lapwing's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 261961[29]. Grey-headed Lapwing's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229145[30]. Grey-headed Lapwing's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176485[31].

Why It Matters

Grey-headed Lapwing ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Bird diversity in different habitats under agriculturalization in Guangxi, China. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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