Abstract
The Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) was recently categorized as Critically Endangered by the IUCN due to a strong decline and overall range contraction. Until now the only published Chinese record of the species was a vagrant sighting in 1998. We reviewed reports and historic literature from a German ornithological expedition in 1876, which reported the species to be a breeding bird in Xinjiang, western China in the second half of the 19th century. According to local expertise, the species seems since to have become extinct in Xinjiang, but surveys are suggested to clarify its current status.
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