Javanese Lapwing

Javanese Lapwing
Javanese Lapwing
Conservation status

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
Species: V. macropterus
Binomial name
Vanellus macropterus
(Wagler, 1827)
Synonyms

Charadrius macropterus Wagler, 1827
Rogibyx macropterus (Wagler, 1827)

The Javanese Lapwing, Vanellus macropterus also known as Javanese Wattled Lapwing is (or was) a wader in the lapwing family.

This large, long-legged wader inhabited the marshes and river deltas of Java, and possibly Sumatra and Timor. It was last seen in 1940, and as it was a conspicuous species unlikely to be overlooked, it seems likely that it is extinct. However, following an unconfirmed record in 2002, the previous classification of "Critically Endangered (Possibly extinct)" was revoked, awaiting evaluation of a last thorough survey in 2005/2006.

References

  • BirdLife International (2006). Vanellus macropterus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered

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