OTHER NAMES: Spur-winged Plover
Latin Etymology: Vanellus ("lapwing") spinosus ("thorny")
Adult Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) near Side, Antalya, Turkey - March 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 127-177g/kg / Length: 28cm / Wingspan: 69-81cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A species which only just barely extents into Europe, crossing over the Turkish straights into European Turkey and the very edge of Greece. It's range then covers Turkey and the Levant, then is essentially mainly connected via the Nile to it's Sub Saharan African heartlands. The name refers to a very rare evolutionary feature among birds - they possess a small sharp spur on their forewing which it will use to defend its nest!
Related Species:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
TURKEY - Turkish:Diken kanatlı kız kuşu ("Thorn winged lapwing")
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - Several groups seen in coastal area near Side
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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