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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
16/05/2024 09:04:20 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
River Lapwing*
Id (Atlas):
Vanellus duvaucelii
Description (10 )
River Lapwing
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Other Names (World)
River Lapwing, Indian Spur-winged Plover, Indian Spur-winged Lapwing, Asian Spur-winged Plover, Asian Spur-winged Lapwing
Family
Charadriidae (Plovers)
Size
29 - 32 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Lesson, 1826)
Habitat
Inland wetlands.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Laos (B), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.
North-central India (Uttar Pradesh) and Nepal through east-central and north-eastern India to south-central China (south-western Yunnan) and Indochina; status unclear further eastern possibly to Hainan and to Hong Kong.
 
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 25,000 (2010).
Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)... )
Listen to XC684271
River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii ) [XC684271 ]
by David Farrow from Chauma Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India (alarm call, call)
Listen to XC318032
River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii ) [XC318032 ]
by Peter Boesman from Nameri NP, India (alarm call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus ), with which sometimes considered conspecific.
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the River Lapwing see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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