Javan Lapwing

Vanellus macropterus

Critically Endangered

The Javan Lapwing is a shorebird of Sundaland, including Java and the Malay Peninsula. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Charadriidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Javan Lapwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in Sundaland, including Java and the Malay Peninsula

Population

≈ Possibly extinct

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