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[[Image:Northern_Lapwing.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|nigel+pye|nigel pye}}]]
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[[Image:Northern_Lapwing.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult in breeding plumage<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|nigel+pye|nigel pye}}<br />[[Cley]], [[Norfolk]], 11 May 2006]]
 
;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] vanellus
 
;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] vanellus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Length 28-31cm. Wing span 67-72 cm<br />
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[[Image:IMG 27224.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|G6+UXU|G6 UXU}}<br />Clifton Marshes, [[Lancashire]], 17 May 2017]]
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28–31 cm (11-12¼ in) Wing span 67-72 cm (26&frac14;-28&frac14; in)<br />
 
*Crest
 
*Crest
 
*Black bill
 
*Black bill
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*Orange-chestnut undertail coverts
 
*Orange-chestnut undertail coverts
 
'''Female''' and '''Juvenile''' are similar but have shorter crests
 
'''Female''' and '''Juvenile''' are similar but have shorter crests
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[[Image:Lapwing IMG 1495.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Jeff+Rankin|Jeff Rankin}}<br />Draycote Water, [[Warwickshire]], [[UK]] November 2008 ]]
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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'''Breeds''' in [[Palearctic]] ([[British Isles]], [[France]], [[Scandinavia]] and [[Russia]] east to the Urals); '''winters''' to northern [[Africa]], [[India]], [[Myanmar]] and south [[China]].
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'''Breeds''' in [[Europe]], [[Turkey]] and northwest [[Iran]] through western [[Russia]] and [[Kazakhstan]] to southern and eastern [[Siberia]], [[Mongolia]] and northern [[China]]. '''Winters''' from Western Europe, Eastern Atlantic islands and North [[Africa]] through the [[Mediterranean]], [[Middle East]] and Iran across northern [[India]] to southeastern [[China]], [[Korea]] and southern [[Japan]]. Has been recorded on the [[Azores]], [[Cape Verde Islands]] and Eastern [[North America]] as a '''vagrant'''.
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Common and widespread over much of the region. Breeds on Sandoy in the [[Faroes]] and in most of the British Isles, and from France east to the [[Urals]]. In the north found over all of Scandinavia (except the far north) and in Russia north to the White Sea. In the south breeds in central and south-central [[Spain]], patchily in southern France, north [[Italy]], [[Greece]] and central [[Turkey]].
 
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Resident in western [[Europe]] and in [[Turkey]] but summer visitor to remainder of breeding range. In winter found throughout France and [[Iberia]], and on most Mediterranean coasts, in Turkey, [[Iraq]] and the Nile Valley.
 
  
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Has been recorded on the [[Azores]] and [[Cape Verde Islands]] as a '''vagrant'''.
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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A monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Breeds in open country, moors and farmland with short grass, bare soil or in crops, often near freshwater. Winters in muddy estuaries and marshes.
 
Breeds in open country, moors and farmland with short grass, bare soil or in crops, often near freshwater. Winters in muddy estuaries and marshes.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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[[Image:Lapwing IMG 1495.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Jeff+Rankin|Jeff Rankin}}<br />Draycote Water, [[Warwickshire]], [[UK]], November 2008 ]]
 
Highly gregarious forming large winter feeding flocks.
 
Highly gregarious forming large winter feeding flocks.
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====Flight====
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====Action====
 
Slow direct flight with very 'flapping' wings. Aerobatic spring display flights.
 
Slow direct flight with very 'flapping' wings. Aerobatic spring display flights.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
 
Three to four eggs are laid in a ground scrape.  
 
Three to four eggs are laid in a ground scrape.  
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They are monogamous during the breeding season and are very protective of their nests, dive-bombing intruders.
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Very protective of their nests, dive-bombing intruders.
 
 
====Diet====
 
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Diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.  It prefers to feed nocturnally when there are moonlit nights.
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Their diet consists of worms, insects and other small invertebrates, including larva and adult beetles, ants, flies and wasps.  They like to feed nocturnally on moonlit nights.
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
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[[Image:IMG 71832.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Fledgling chick<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|G6+UXU|G6 UXU}}<br />Clifton Marsh, Preston, [[Lancashire]], 1 June 2018]]
 
'''Call''': Variations on ''Pee'', ''Peet'' and ''Pee-wit''
 
'''Call''': Variations on ''Pee'', ''Peet'' and ''Pee-wit''
 
<flashmp3>Vanellus vanellus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
 
<flashmp3>Vanellus vanellus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
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==In Culture==
 
==In Culture==
 
The name "lapwing" derives from the "lapping" sound its wings make, or the flapping flight.
 
The name "lapwing" derives from the "lapping" sound its wings make, or the flapping flight.
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Other common names include Peewit and Green Plover
  
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Other common names include Peewit and Green Plover
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
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[[Image:northern_lapwing_2_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|First winter plumage<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dist. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, North [[India]], 24 December 2013]]
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#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}# Fitter, R.S.R. (1966). ''Pocket Guide to British Birds.'' London: Collins.
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#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
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#{{Ref-Collins5th93}}#Grant, P.J., Svensson, L. (1998) ''Collins Bird Guide: the Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe.'' HarperCollins ISBN 0 00 219728 6
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#Wikipedia
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#Wiersma, P., Kirwan, G.M. & Sharpe, C.J. (2019). Northern Lapwing (''Vanellus vanellus''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53792 on 28 March 2019).
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#Wikipedia contributors. (2019, January 30). Northern lapwing. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:44, May 14, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_lapwing&oldid=880928862
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#BirdLife International (2019) Species factsheet: ''Vanellus vanellus''. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2019.
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#Chandler, R. (2009). ''Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A photographic guide.'' Princeton.
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Vanellus_vanellus}}
 
{{GSearch|Vanellus_vanellus}}

Revision as of 07:21, 14 May 2019

Adult in breeding plumage
Photo © by nigel pye
Cley, Norfolk, 11 May 2006
Vanellus vanellus

Identification

Juvenile
Photo © by G6 UXU
Clifton Marshes, Lancashire, 17 May 2017

28–31 cm (11-12¼ in) Wing span 67-72 cm (26¼-28¼ in)

  • Crest
  • Black bill
  • Pinkish-brown legs
  • Upperparts look black but has green and purplish tints
  • White underparts
  • Black throat and breast
  • Orange-chestnut undertail coverts

Female and Juvenile are similar but have shorter crests

Distribution

Breeds in Europe, Turkey and northwest Iran through western Russia and Kazakhstan to southern and eastern Siberia, Mongolia and northern China. Winters from Western Europe, Eastern Atlantic islands and North Africa through the Mediterranean, Middle East and Iran across northern India to southeastern China, Korea and southern Japan. Has been recorded on the Azores, Cape Verde Islands and Eastern North America as a vagrant.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Breeds in open country, moors and farmland with short grass, bare soil or in crops, often near freshwater. Winters in muddy estuaries and marshes.

Behaviour

Photo © by Jeff Rankin
Draycote Water, Warwickshire, UK, November 2008

Highly gregarious forming large winter feeding flocks.

Action

Slow direct flight with very 'flapping' wings. Aerobatic spring display flights.

Breeding

Three to four eggs are laid in a ground scrape. They are monogamous during the breeding season and are very protective of their nests, dive-bombing intruders.

Diet

Their diet consists of worms, insects and other small invertebrates, including larva and adult beetles, ants, flies and wasps. They like to feed nocturnally on moonlit nights.

Vocalisation

Fledgling chick
Photo © by G6 UXU
Clifton Marsh, Preston, Lancashire, 1 June 2018

Call: Variations on Pee, Peet and Pee-wit <flashmp3>Vanellus vanellus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

In Culture

The name "lapwing" derives from the "lapping" sound its wings make, or the flapping flight. Other common names include Peewit and Green Plover

References

First winter plumage
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dist. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, North India, 24 December 2013
  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Fitter, R.S.R. (1966). Pocket Guide to British Birds. London: Collins.
  3. Peterson, RT, G Mountfort and PAD Hollom. 1993. Collins Field Guide – Birds of Britain and Europe, 5th Revised edition. London: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0002199001
  4. Grant, P.J., Svensson, L. (1998) Collins Bird Guide: the Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins ISBN 0 00 219728 6
  5. Wiersma, P., Kirwan, G.M. & Sharpe, C.J. (2019). Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53792 on 28 March 2019).
  6. Wikipedia contributors. (2019, January 30). Northern lapwing. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:44, May 14, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_lapwing&oldid=880928862
  7. BirdLife International (2019) Species factsheet: Vanellus vanellus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2019.
  8. Chandler, R. (2009). Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A photographic guide. Princeton.

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