Northern Lapwing

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25392
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Summary

Northern Lapwing is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,978 views/month, #1,185 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[5]
  • Parent taxon: Vanellus[6]
  • Endemic to: Gajoldoba[7]
  • Taxon name: Vanellus vanellus[8]
  • Commons category: Vanellus vanellus[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vanellus vanellus[10]
  • Commons gallery: Vanellus vanellus[11]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[12], New International Encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
  • Short name: V. vanellus[15]
  • Taxon common name: Northern Lapwing[16], Kiebitz[17], Avefría europea[18], Vanneau huppé[19], Pavoncella[20], Kievit[21], Vibe[22], Vipe[23], Чибис[24], タゲリ[25], čejka chocholatá[26], นกกระแตหงอน[27], kiivitaja[28], fredeluga europea[29]

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Identifiers

Northern Lapwing's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 100859[30]. Northern Lapwing's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480242[31]. Northern Lapwing's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176481[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Northern Lapwing include Dornier Kiebitz[33].

Why It Matters

Northern Lapwing has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Dornier Kiebitz[33].

FAQs

What awards did Northern Lapwing receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 60608
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Salzburgwiki id: 60608, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102088940|Kiebitz (#102088940)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxons]] #m"
  2. 23w ago · Polimorph · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Vulnerable
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Regional conservation status: endangered species"
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