Vanellus vanellus

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
קיווית מצוייצת
Name (Latin)
Vanellus vanellus
Other forms of name
Eurasian lapwing
Green plover
Northern lapwing
Peewit
See Also From tracing topical name
Lapwings
Vanellus
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q25392
Library of congress: sh 95003590
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Hayman, P. Shorebirds, 1986:p. 259 (Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. Other names: Lapwing, Peewit, Green plover)
  • Johnsgard, P.A. The plovers, sandpipers, and snipes of the world, 1981:p. 103 (Eurasian lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. Other vernacular: Green plover; lapwing; peewit)
  • Jonsson, L. Birds of Europe, 1993:p. 212 (Lapwing)
  • Ehrlich, P.R. The birdwatcher's handbook, 1994:p. 172 (Lapwing)
  • Beaman, M. Palearctic birds, 1994:p. 30 (Vanellus vanellus, Northern lapwing. Alternate name: Lapwing)
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Wikipedia description:

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. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia.

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