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Vanellus is the genus of waders which provisionally contains all lapwings except red-kneed dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus. The name " vanellus " is Latin for "little fan", vanellus being the diminutive of vannus (" winnowing fan ").
Vanellus cristatus Meyer [2] Vanellus vulgaris Bechstein [ 2 ] The northern lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus ), also known as the peewit or pewit , tuit or tewit , green plover , or (in Ireland and Great Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing , is a bird in the lapwing subfamily.
The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits.
Little is known of this rather large lapwing; it may actually belong in Vanellus. [ 7 ] The remaining Charadrii are highset and/or chunky birds, even decidedly larger than a lot of the scolopacid waders .
The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia (particularly the northern and eastern parts of the continent), New Zealand and New Guinea. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms, and has several distinctive calls.
Vanellus tectus – MHNT. The black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover (Vanellus tectus) is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seasonal movements. It lays two or three eggs on a ground scrape.
The river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) is a lapwing species which breeds from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Southeast Asia. It range includes much of northern and northeastern India, and extends through Southeast Asia to Vietnam. It appears to be entirely sedentary.
The white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover or white-crowned plover (Vanellus albiceps) is a medium-sized wader. It is resident throughout tropical Africa , usually near large rivers.