White-tailed Lapwing

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q827245
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White-tailed Lapwing

Summary

White-tailed Lapwing is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-tailed Lapwing's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-tailed Lapwing's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • White-tailed Lapwing belongs to the parent taxon Vanellus[6].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is endemic to Kevladev National Park[7].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is endemic to Little Rann of Kutch[8].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is endemic to Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary[9].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is endemic to Asan Conservation Reserve[10].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, White-tailed Lapwing is Vanellus leucurus[11].
  • White-tailed Lapwing's Commons category is recorded as Vanellus leucurus[12].
  • White-tailed Lapwing's Commons gallery is recorded as Vanellus leucurus[13].
  • White-tailed Lapwing's original combination is recorded as Charadrius leucurus[14].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Lapwing'}[15].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanzkiebitz'}[16].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avefría coliblanca'}[17].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vanneau à queue blanche'}[18].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pavoncella codabianca'}[19].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witstaartkievit'}[20].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sumpvibe'}[21].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sumpvipe'}[22].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белохвостая пигалица'}[23].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オジロゲリ'}[24].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'fredeluga cuablanca'}[25].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'keptuška běloocasá'}[26].
  • White-tailed Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'valgesaba-kiivitaja'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White-tailed Lapwing is Vanellus leucurus[11]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Vanellus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanzkiebitz'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avefría coliblanca'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vanneau à queue blanche'}[18], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pavoncella codabianca'}[19], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witstaartkievit'}[20].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Kevladev National Park[7], Little Rann of Kutch[8], Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary[9], and Asan Conservation Reserve[10].

Identifiers

White-tailed Lapwing's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4860[28]. White-tailed Lapwing's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229147[29]. White-tailed Lapwing's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176490[30].

Why It Matters

White-tailed Lapwing ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · MPF · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range Africa
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Lapwing'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanzkiebitz'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avefría coliblanca'} +32
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1843]]: Wei?schwanzkiebitz"
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