Malagasy lapwing

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

Malagasy lapwing
Temporal range: Late Holocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Genus: Vanellus
Species:
V. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Vanellus madagascariensis
Goodman, 1997[1]

Evidence of existence

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

Estimated time of extinction

Radiocarbon dating has indicated that the species became extinct in the 14th century, during a period of climatic aridification.[2]

References

  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. Hume, Julian P; Walters, Michael (2012). Extinct Birds. Poyser Monographs. A&C Black. p. 125. ISBN 9781408158623.


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