This family Charadriidae, which also includes the Plovers and Dotterels, contains twenty-five species of Lapwings, one of which, the Java Lapwing, is listed as extinct on the IUCN Red List. The Lapwings are all listed in the Genus, Vanellus.
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African Wattled Lapwing
Least Concern
Andean Lapwing
Least Concern
Banded Lapwing
Least Concern
Black-headed Lapwing
Least Concern
Black-shouldered Lapwing
Least Concern
Blacksmith Lapwing
Least Concern
Black-winged Lapwing
Near Threatened
Brown-chested Lapwing
Least Concern
Crowned Lapwing
Least Concern
Grey-headed Lapwing
Least Concern
Javan Lapwing
Extinct
Long-toed Lapwing
Least Concern
Masked Lapwing
Least Concern
Northern Lapwing
Least Concern
Pied Lapwing
Least Concern
Red-wattled Lapwing
Least Concern
River Lapwing
Near Threatened
Senegal Lapwing
Endangered
Sociable Lapwing
Critically Endangered
Southern Lapwing
Least Concern
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Least Concern
Spur-winged Lapwing
Least Concern
White-crowned Lapwing
Least Concern
White-tailed Lapwing
Least Concern
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Least Concern