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Spur-winged Lapwing / Vanellus spinosus LC

  • Synonyms River Lapwing, Spurwinged Lapwing, Spur-winged Plover, Spurwinged Plover, Spur-winged Plower
  • Old latin name for bird Charadrius spinosus, Lobibyx novaehollandiae, Vanellus novaehollandiae, Charadrius cristatus, Hoplopterus spinosus

Spur-winged Lapwingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Thomas Lüthi
    Israel
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Tero Linjama
    Israel
  • 3.
    Call, conflict, © Romuald Mikusek
    Gambia
  • 4.
    Call, © Lars Lachmann
    Cyprus
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 8.
    Call, © Romuald Mikusek
    Gambia
  • 9.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 11.
    Call, © Thomas Lüthi
    Israel
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Banded Lapwing
Blacksmith Lapwing
Grey-headed Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Masked Lapwing
White-crowned Lapwing
All related species (22)

Where to see Spur-winged Lapwing

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion e Greece (se Europe), Turkey, Cyprus, Middle East to sw Iran and Arabian Pen.; Mauritania to Nigeria and e to Eritrea, Somalia, n in Sudan and Egypt to Nile Delta; s to Zambia and Malawi

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSpoorvlerkkiewiet
AlbanianPiska krahëshpore
Arabicالزقزاق ذو الجناح الناتئ, أبو ظفر, قطقاط اشوك
ArmenianԲտիկաթև Կիվիվ, Բտիկա և Կիվիվ, [Btikatev Kiviv ]
AzerbaijaniTikanqanadlı çökükburun
BasqueHegabera ezproidun
BelarusianШпорцавая кнігаўка
BretonKernigell gentrek
BulgarianШипокрила калугерица
Catalanfredeluga esperonada
Chinese黑胸距翅麦鸡, 黑胸麦鸡
Chinese (Traditional)黑胸距翅麥雞
Chuvashкачаллă текерлĕк
Croatianostrugasti vivak, Oštrugasti vivak
Czechčejka trnitá, Cejka trnitá, èejka trnitá
DanishSporevibe
DutchSporenkievit
EsperantoDornoflugila vanelo, Spronvanelo
Estonianlokutkiivitaja, valgekael-kiivitaja
Finnishkynsihyyppä
FrenchVanneau armé du Sénégal, Vanneau à éperons, Vanneau armé, Vanneau éperonné
FrisianSpoarljip
GalicianAvefría esporada
Georgianშავმუცელა პრანწია
GermanSpornkiebitz
GreekΠελλοκατερίνα, Αγκαθοκαλημάνα, Αγκαθoκαλημάvα
Hebrewסיקסק
Hungariantüskés bíbic
IcelandicBroddvepja
IrishFeadóg sporeiteach
ItalianPavoncella armata, Pavoncella spinosa
Japaneseツメバゲリ, ツバメゲリ
Latvianbaltvaigu ķīvīte
Lithuanianpentinuotoji pempė
Macedonianбоцкокрила калуѓерка
MalteseVenewwa ta' l-Ixpuni, venewwa tal-ixpruni, Venewwa ta' l-Ixpruni
Northern SamiSiekkesláfol
Norwegiansporevipe
Norwegian NynorskSporevipe
Persianخروس کولی سینه‌سیاه, خروس‌کُلی سینه‌سیاه, خروس کولی سینه ‌سیاه
Polishczajka szponiasta
PortugueseAbibe-esporado, Tui-tui-ferrão, abibe esporado, abibe-esporado
RomanianNagâţ sudic, Nagâț sudic
RussianШпорцевый чибис, Чибис шпорцевый
Serbianvivak mamuzar, Vivak ostrugaš
Slovakcíbik tŕňokrídly
Slovenianostogasta priba, ostrogasta priba
SpanishAvefría espolonoda, Avefría espinosa
SwahiliKiluwiluwi Kizibao-cheusi
Swedishsporrvipa
TurkishMahmuzlu Kızkuşu, Diken-kanat Yağmur Kuşu, mahmuzlu kyzkuşu
UkrainianШпорцева чайка, Чайка шпорова , чайка шпорова
WelshCornchwiglen Adeinbigog