White-crowned Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
The White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) also commonly known as White-headed Lapwing, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) and order Charadriiformes (Auks).
Gallery
Adult
San Diego Zoo, California, USA
, 20 Jan 2008
© Graeme C. Colmer
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Charadriidae
- Genus: Vanellus
- Species: Vanellus albiceps
- Genus: Vanellus
- Family: Charadriidae
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Vanellus
Andean Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Gray-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Javan Lapwing
Vanellus macropterus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Vanellus melanocephalus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
White-crowned Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
External Links
White-crowned Lapwing
– Wikipedia
White-crowned Lapwing
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
White-crowned Lapwing
– Audubon.org
