- 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. The...
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locally called the
spur-
winged plover, has a
black neck-stripe and
smaller wattles. (Note that the northern-hemisphere
spur-
winged plover is a
different bird...
- it was
named specifically for its
spurs. The
masked lapwing (also
known as the
spur-
winged plover) has
carpal spurs.
Nesting pairs defend their territory...
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called "
spur-
winged plover" (and
still is in New Zealand),
completing the name confusion. This
species resembles the
closely related spur-
winged lapwing...
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plover,
Vanellus armatus Alternatively placed in Hoplopterus:
Spur-
winged lapwing or "
spur-
winged plover",
Vanellus spinosus River lapwing or "
spur-winged...
- or
spur-
winged lapwing,
Vanellus duvaucelii Red-wattled lapwing,
Vanellus indicus Masked lapwing,
Vanellus miles Spur-
winged lapwing or
spur-
winged plover...
- of the
crocodile and
supposes a
connection with the
spur-
winged lapwing and the
Egyptian plover. The
English adventurer Major Chaplin Court Treatt made...
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Plovers (/ˈplʌvər/ PLUV-ər, also US: /ˈploʊvər/ PLOH-vər) are
members of a
widely distributed group of
wading birds of
family Charadriidae. The term "plover"...
- Asia, or Africa, such as
Victoria crowned pigeons,
Gouldian finches,
spur-
winged plover, long-tailed finch, red-throated parrotfinch,
Raggiana bird-of-paradise...
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Australian bird
traditionally known as the ‘
spur-
winged plover’, is now the
masked lapwing; the
former ‘sociable
plover’ is now the
sociable lapwing. They are...
