Malagasy lapwing

Extinct species of bird

Malagasy lapwing

Temporal range: Late Holocene

Conservation status

Extinct

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Charadriiformes
Family:  | Charadriidae
Genus:  | Vanellus
Species:  |

†V. madagascariensis

Binomial name
†Vanellus madagascariensis

Goodman, 1997[1]

The Malagasy lapwing (Vanellus madagascariensis) is an extinct type of wader/shorebird, in the lapwing family.

## Evidence of existence

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It is known only from two subfossil humeri, found in separate locales in south-western Madagascar, which were described by Steven M. Goodman.

The species is notable for the huge carpal spurs that it sported on its wings, the largest spurs of any lapwing species both in relative and absolute size.[2]

## Estimated time of extinction

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Radiocarbon dating has indicated that the species became extinct in the 14th century, during a period of climatic aridification.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Goodman, Steven M (1997). "Description of a new species of subfossil lapwing (Aves: Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Vanellus) from Madagascar". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 18: 607–614.
2. ^ Goodman, Steven M.; Rasolonjatovo, Harimanjaka A. M. (2024-08-01). "Description of the wing spur in the subfossil Malagasy lapwing, Vanellus madagascariensis (Aves: Charadriiformes, Charadriidae): Insights into some of its possible life history traits and why it is extinct". Geobios. 85: 19–24. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2024.02.002. ISSN 0016-6995.
3. ^ Hume, Julian P; Walters, Michael (2012). Extinct Birds. Poyser Monographs. A&C Black. p. 125\. ISBN 9781408158623.

Taxon identifiers

Vanellus madagascariensis|

* Wikidata: Q1883109
* GBIF: 11158133
* iNaturalist: 774496

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