The Malagasy lapwing (Vanellus madagascariensis) is an extinct type of wader/shorebird, in the lapwing family.
| Malagasy lapwing Temporal range: Late Holocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | †V. madagascariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vanellus madagascariensis Goodman, 1997[1]
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Evidence of existence
editIt 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
editRadiocarbon dating has indicated that the species became extinct in the 14th century, during a period of climatic aridification.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hume, Julian P; Walters, Michael (2012). Extinct Birds. Poyser Monographs. A&C Black. p. 125. ISBN 9781408158623.
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