Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Javan Lapwing (Vanellus macropterus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Javan Lapwing (Vanellus macropterus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Javan Lapwing

Vanellus macropterus

The Javan lapwing also known as Javanese lapwing and Javanese wattled lapwing is a wader in the lapwing family.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Vanellus macropterus
Taxonomy
Aves · Charadriiformes · Charadriidae · Vanellus

The shorebird

Javan Lapwing is a shorebird in the family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes) — Vanellus macropterus.

Range and habitat

This large, long-legged wader inhabited wide steppe-like marshes in river deltas and behind coastal sand dunes in Java. The species is known historically from two areas on the island of Java, one in the west along the north coast and one in the east along the south coast.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Javan Lapwing is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Javan Lapwing, Wikidata item Q596310. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Javan Lapwing?
The Javan lapwing also known as Javanese lapwing and Javanese wattled lapwing is a wader in the lapwing family.
What is the conservation status of Javan Lapwing?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Vanellus macropterus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Javan Lapwing live?
This large, long-legged wader inhabited wide steppe-like marshes in river deltas and behind coastal sand dunes in Java.
Why is Javan Lapwing in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Vanellus macropterus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Javan Lapwing a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.