Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Charadriidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Charadriiformes Genus Vanellus | |
Similar 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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