WoRMS taxon details
Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 (2024). Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212620 on 2024-04-18
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Depew, Lorna
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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
From other sources
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] |
