Sociable lapwing
(Vanellus gregarius)
Description
The sociable lapwing or sociable plover (Vanellus gregarius) is a critically endangered wader in the lapwing family of birds.The genus name is Medieval Latin for a lapwing and derives from vannus a winnowing fan.The specific gregarius is Latin for "sociable" from grex,gregis,"flock".
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Charadriidae
Genus:Vanellus
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