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River Lapwing flight over River Ganga : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari (Vanellus duvaucelii)

River Lapwing ...
... is a
Globally Threatened
species ...
... due to habitat loss
degradation and
population pressure

We were lucky to
spot 10 individuals
on the bank of the
holiest of Indian
River ... Ganga ...

Here one of them is
seen flying low ...
... over the river
and coming to alight
on a mid-stream
boulder ...

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Vanellus duvaucelii

Chandreshwar Nagar
Rishikesh
Uttarakhand
India
5 October 2023 ... 12 noon
Habitat
Large perennial river at Himalayan foothills
Location
Chandreshwar Nagar, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Date taken
05.10.2023
Scientific name
Vanellus duvaucelii
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superb slow-motion video of this beautiful lapwing, Renu and Alok, enjoyed watching it, many tfs!!
 
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A beautiful Lapwing species and brilliant footage of its flying over the river and it making a soft landing on the rock. Excellent work Renu & Alok! TFS!
 

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