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Red-wattled Lapwing
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| - | ;Vanellus indicus | + | [[Image:Red-wattled_Lapwing.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}} <br />Toorsa, Phuentsholing, [[Bhutan]], June, 2005]] |
| - | [[Image:Red-wattled_Lapwing.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Yeshey Dorji <br/>Photographed: Toorsa, Phuentsholing, Bhutan. | + | ;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] indicus |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 35cm. Light brown wings and back, black head and chest and front part of neck, white patch runs between belly and tail, flanking the neck to the sides of crown. Short tail is tipped black. A red fleshy wattle in front of each eye, black-tipped red bill, and the long legs are yellow. In flight, prominent white V-shaped wing bar. | + | 35cm |
| - | | + | *Light brown wings and back |
| | + | *Black head and chest and front part of neck |
| | + | *White patch runs between belly and tail, flanking the neck to the sides of crown |
| | + | *Short tail is tipped black |
| | + | *A red fleshy wattle in front of each eye |
| | + | *Black-tipped red bill |
| | + | *Long yellow legs |
| | + | *In flight, prominent white V-shaped wing bar |
| | + | [[Image:43317Red wattled Lapwing2 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />Melacca, Western [[Malaysia]], March 2006]] |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Iraq]], SW [[Iran]], [[Baluchistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]] and [[Kashmir]], [[Nepal]]. | + | [[Iraq]], south-western [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]] and [[Kashmir]], [[Nepal]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | Four subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
| | + | * ''V.i. aigneri'' - southeast [[Turkey]] to [[Pakistan]] |
| | + | * ''V.i. indicus'' - east [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bangladesh]] |
| | + | * ''V.i. lankae'' - [[Sri Lanka]] |
| | + | * ''V.i. atronuchalis'' - northeast [[India]] and [[Myanmar]] to northern [[Malaysia]] and Indochina |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Open country and forest clearings; freshwater wetlands. | + | Open country and forest clearings, freshwater wetlands. Dry fields, bush country, near swamps, rivers and coasts. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | Its nest is a scrape in the ground or depression and 3-4 black-blotched buff eggs are laid. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| - | | + | Its nest is a ground scrape; the clutch consisting of 3-4 buff eggs with black blotches. |
| - | Its diet includes ants, beetles, caterpillars, insects, snails and other invertebrates, as well as a quantity of vegetable matter. | + | ====Diet==== |
| - | | + | Its diet includes ants, beetles, caterpillars, insects, snails and other invertebrates, as well as vegetation. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6th}}#Wikipedia |
| | + | {{Ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Vanellus+indicus}} | | {{GSearch|Vanellus+indicus}} |
| - | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1039&Bird_Image_ID=250&Bird_Family_ID=109 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | + | <br /> |
| - | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | + | {{Video|Red_wattled_Lapwing}} |
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| | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vanellus]][[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 08:48, 6 May 2012
- Vanellus indicus
Identification
35cm
- Light brown wings and back
- Black head and chest and front part of neck
- White patch runs between belly and tail, flanking the neck to the sides of crown
- Short tail is tipped black
- A red fleshy wattle in front of each eye
- Black-tipped red bill
- Long yellow legs
- In flight, prominent white V-shaped wing bar
Distribution
Iraq, south-western Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Kashmir, Nepal.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
Habitat
Open country and forest clearings, freshwater wetlands. Dry fields, bush country, near swamps, rivers and coasts.
Behaviour
Breeding
Its nest is a ground scrape; the clutch consisting of 3-4 buff eggs with black blotches.
Diet
Its diet includes ants, beetles, caterpillars, insects, snails and other invertebrates, as well as vegetation.
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Wikipedia
External Links
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