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Northern lapwing

Birds

The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or green plover among other names, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily common through temperate Eurosiberia. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as Tringa vanellus, and the genus Vanellus was established in 1760; it is a monotypic species with no recognized subspecies. It is assessed as Near Threatened by the IUCN and has held Red List conservation status in the United Kingdom since 2009. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Vanellus vanellus 4
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Charadriidae, Taxa
Source Northern lapwing (Wikidata)

In Biome

Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanellus vanellus
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Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Luxembourg

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanellus vanellus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Northern lapwings are hunted commercially to be used as a food source as well as a recreational activity in Iran, France, Italy, Greece, and Spain (BirdLife International, 2013).
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat Regions, biome: taiga
    taiga taiga
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4. Northern lapwing (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25392 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Charadriidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. Northern lapwing (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
NT
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