First record of Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Charadriidae), Northern Lapwing, in Malaysia at the southernmost occurrence of the species’ range

By

Effendi, Mohd Ros
Mansor, Mohammad Saiful

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-2-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

181--183

Subjects

Migratory shorebird , new record , Peninsular Malaysia , range expansion

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/21.1.181

 

Abstract

Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Charadriidae), Northern Lapwing, is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to declines in the availability of its habitat since 1980. The species is a widespread Palearctic breeder and an uncommon migrant to Southeast Asia, where it winters in Thailand and Vietnam. We document the first recorded sighting of V. vanellus in Malaysia, marking the southernmost occurrence of the species to date.