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Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Avefría Espinosa
Family: Charadriidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Charadrius spinosus.


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Number of Photography: 15

Foto
Photography ID: 324776
  Adult
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
06/10/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 324775
  Adult
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
06/10/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 206841
  Adult
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
06/15/2017
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 195361
  Adult
Masai Mara National Park
Valle del Rift
Kenya
03/05/2017
Edith Polverini



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Number of Records: 37



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242324308/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionLago Bunyampaka, Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth2Hugo Caverzasi
242319708/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth1Hugo Caverzasi
242313607/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionParque Nacional Reina Elizabeth1Hugo Caverzasi
242300804/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionRio Nilo Victoria2Hugo Caverzasi
225997426/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--boat trip Paraa to Murchison Falls4Silvina Collado
225892726/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--boat trip Paraa to Murchison Falls4Julian Uriel Collado
225979922/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Katwe Y Camino De Acceso1Silvina Collado
225875522/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Katwe Y Camino De Acceso1Julian Uriel Collado
225974621/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Silvina Collado
225870421/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Julian Uriel Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.