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Vanellus
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Vanellus is the genus of waders which provisionally contains all lapwings except red-kneed dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus. The name "vanellus" is Latin for "little fan", vanellus being the diminutive of vannus ("winnowing fan"). The name is in reference to the sound lapwings' wings make in flight.
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Vanellus is a genus of birds within the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The scientific name is Vanellus Brisson, 1760, and the taxon status is accepted. Common names for this group include Vibe, Kiebitz, Lapwing, and Avefría. The genus is distinct from Viber.
Records indicate that Vanellus species inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Specimens have been documented in Colombia, India, Kenya, Peru, and Australia. Institutions holding records include CUMV, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, BSNS, USNM, and ROM.
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Species
タゲリ属
Vanellus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyCharadriidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 62
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Collections
- CUMV, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, BSNS, USNM, ROM, UMZC
- Recorded in
- Colombia, India, Kenya, Peru, Australia, United States, Netherlands, Argentina
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Systematics
- List of species in taxonomic order
- Prehistoric species
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Vanellus is the genus of waders which provisionally contains all lapwings except red-kneed dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus. The name "vanellus" is Latin for "little fan", vanellus being the diminutive of vannus ("winnowing fan"). The name is in reference to the sound lapwings' wings make in flight.
==Description== These long-legged waders mostly have strongly patterned plumage. Although the most familiar Eurasian lapwing, Vanellus vanellus (northern lapwing), has a wispy crest, only two other species do so. Red or yellow facial wattles are a more typical decoration.
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