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Malagasy lapwing

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Aves

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Chordata

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Hova gallinule, Malagasy shelduck, New Zealand stiff‑tailed, Malagasy sheldgoose, Canary Islands quail

The Malagasy lapwing (Vanellus madagascariensis) is an extinct wader in the lapwing family. It is known only from two subfossil humeri found in separate localities in south-western Madagascar which were described by Steven M. Goodman. Radiocarbon dating has indicated that the species became extinct in the 14th century during a period of climatic aridification.

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Malagasy lapwing Wikipedia


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