The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) adult can be identified by its iridescent upper parts having a beautiful greenish and violet metallic sheen, a thin crest pointing up from the back of the crown. They have a black and white face, the face, crown, chin, neck and breast regions are black. The auricular region and the sides of the neck is white, there is a black stripe below the eye. The supercilium region is dull white to black in colour. The lower regions such as breast, belly, flanks and vent regions are white in colour The axilliaries and the under wing-coverts are white in colour. The Primaries, secondaries and tertails are black coloured on the underwing portion. The primaries P10, P9, P8, P7 have white and black endings. The undertail coverts are yellow to orangish in colour. The tail has a white and black band, white at the base and black at the ends. Young birds have shorter crests and the feathers on their backs and wing coverts have yellowish edges that may give their upper parts a scaly appearance. Lapwings have brownish red legs, black beaks and dark brown irises.
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📚 Overview
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📚 Natural History
Size
Length 28 to 31 cm, wingspan 67 to 72 cm, weight 170 to 230 g.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Marine
Inhabits open farmland and shows a strong preference for mixed farms that have large areas of arable land or grassland as well as unimproved grassland. They can also be found on winter stubbles, fallow fields, wet grassland, marshes and pasture
Prefers fallows, reaped and irrigated fields and riverbanks with pebbles, lake margins and marshlands.
Description
Global Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Central And South Asia
Distribution In India
Locally common in north and north western, rare in North East India, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh
Distribution In Assam
Migratory in Assam (Especially in floodplains of the Brahmaputra river, Burhachapori WLS, Dibru-Saikhowa NP, Kaziranga NP, Pani Dihing BS, Kobo chapori of Dhemaji district, Majuli area of Jorhat district)
It is common through temperate Eurasia. It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as north Africa, northern India, Pakistan, and parts of China.
Global Distribution
Native: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belgium; Benin; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Christmas Island; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Guam; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macao; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Myanmar; Nepal; Netherlands; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation (Central Asian Russia, Eastern Asian Russia, European Russia); Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam; Western Sahara; Yemen Vagrant: Australia; Burundi; Ireland; Martinique; Mauritius; Rwa
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Near Threatened
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📚 Information Listing
References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Wildscreen Arkive. https://www.arkive.org/lapwing/vanellus-vanellus/image-A20438.html. Date of access - 21/04/2018.
- Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. NatureGate. http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/linnut/lapwing. Date of access - 21/04/2018.
Information Listing > References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Wildscreen Arkive. https://www.arkive.org/lapwing/vanellus-vanellus/image-A20438.html. Date of access - 21/04/2018.
- Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. NatureGate. http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/linnut/lapwing. Date of access - 21/04/2018.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Charadriidae |
| Genus | Vanellus |
| Species | Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus 1758) |
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