WoRMS taxon details
Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
212620 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212620)
accepted
Species
Hoplopterus ventralis Wagler · uncertain
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 25-28 cm. Plumage: lower mantle, back, scapulars and wing coverts plain brown; crown to just above eyes, nape,...
Description Length: 25-28 cm. Plumage: lower mantle, back, scapulars and wing coverts plain brown; crown to just above eyes, nape, foreneck, breast, upper bully, tail and flight feathers black; cheeks, back and sides of neck, belly and crissum, rump and base of tail white; white band separates black flight feathers from brown of coverts. Immature with black feathers tipped brown and speckled white. Bare parts: iris various shades of dark red; bill black; feet and legs black. Habitat: occassionally seashores, inland waters. Resident Kenya, Somalia and Eritrea where it breeds. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2026). Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212620 on 2026-03-01
Date
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1998-08-22 05:35:27Z
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Depew, Lorna
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 25-28 cm. Plumage: lower mantle, back, scapulars and wing coverts plain brown; crown to just above eyes, nape, foreneck, breast, upper bully, tail and flight feathers black; cheeks, back and sides of neck, belly and crissum, rump and base of tail white; white band separates black flight feathers from brown of coverts. Immature with black feathers tipped brown and speckled white. Bare parts: iris various shades of dark red; bill black; feet and legs black. Habitat: occassionally seashores, inland waters. Resident Kenya, Somalia and Eritrea where it breeds. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | sporenkievit | [details] |
| English | spur-winged ploverspur-winged lapwing | [details] |
| French | Vanneau à éperons | [details] |
| German | Spornkiebitz | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vanellus spinosus)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641362 dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641362 ventral)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vanellus spinosus)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641362 dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 641362 ventral)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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