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White-crowned Lapwing

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Taxon taxon Q367317
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White-crowned Lapwing

Summary

White-crowned Lapwing is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-crowned Lapwing's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-crowned Lapwing's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • White-crowned Lapwing belongs to the parent taxon Vanellus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, White-crowned Lapwing is Vanellus albiceps[7].
  • White-crowned Lapwing's Commons category is recorded as Vanellus albiceps[8].
  • White-crowned Lapwing's Commons gallery is recorded as Vanellus albiceps[9].
  • White-crowned Lapwing's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[10].
  • White-crowned Lapwing's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. albiceps'}[11].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-crowned Lapwing'}[12].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witkopkiewiet'}[13].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißscheitelkiebitz'}[14].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avefría coroniblanca'}[15].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vanneau à tête blanche'}[16].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pavoncella testabianca'}[17].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witkruinkievit'}[18].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidkronet Vibe'}[19].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvitkronevipe'}[20].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белоголовая пигалица'}[21].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シロガシラトサカゲリ'}[22].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'viiksihyyppä'}[23].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'fehérfejű bíbic'}[24].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'leetekiivitaja'}[25].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'czajka białołbista'}[26].
  • White-crowned Lapwing is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'cíbik bielohlavý'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White-crowned Lapwing is Vanellus albiceps[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Vanellus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witkopkiewiet'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißscheitelkiebitz'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avefría coroniblanca'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vanneau à tête blanche'}[16], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pavoncella testabianca'}[17].

Identifiers

White-crowned Lapwing's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4855[28]. White-crowned Lapwing's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2316026[29]. White-crowned Lapwing's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049060[30]. White-crowned Lapwing's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229144[31]. White-crowned Lapwing's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176482[32].

Why It Matters

White-crowned Lapwing ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Burkina Faso

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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