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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:red-wattled_lapwing_alok_2.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies : Pair in breeding plumage<br /> Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], Jan-2017]] |
;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] indicus | ;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] indicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | [[Image:Red-wattled_lapwing_young.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Self-foraging nidifugous chick Ssp. ''V. i. indicus''<br>Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Distt. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], June 2014]] | + | [[Image:Red-wattled_lapwing_young.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Self-foraging nidifugous chick Ssp. ''V. i. indicus''<br>Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Distt. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], June 2014]] |
32–35 cm (12½-13¾ in) | 32–35 cm (12½-13¾ in) | ||
*Light brown wings and back | *Light brown wings and back | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | [[Image:43317Red wattled Lapwing2 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''V. i. atronuchalis''<br />Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />Melacca, Western [[Malaysia]], March 2006]] | + | [[Image:43317Red wattled Lapwing2 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''V. i. atronuchalis''<br />Photo © by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />Melacca, Western [[Malaysia]], March 2006]] |
Four subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Four subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
* ''V.i. aigneri'': | * ''V.i. aigneri'': | ||
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Their diet consists mostly of insects and larvae such as ants, beetles, caterpillars, insects, snails and other invertebrates, as well as some vegetation. | Their diet consists mostly of insects and larvae such as ants, beetles, caterpillars, insects, snails and other invertebrates, as well as some vegetation. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
− | [[Image:DSCN1408.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|S+K+Gudi|S K Gudi}}<br />Hubli, [[India]], July 2016]] | + | [[Image:DSCN1408.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|S+K+Gudi|S K Gudi}}<br />Hubli, [[India]], July 2016]] |
A very noisy bird.<br /> | A very noisy bird.<br /> | ||
− | '''Call''': ''What ya doin''. When excited: ''What are you doin'' and when they get really stressed it sounds more like ''What ya think ya doin''.<br /> | + | '''Call''': ''What ya doin''. When excited: ''What are you doin'' and when they get really stressed it sounds more like ''What ya think ya doin''. |
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+ | {{ Audio|red_wattled_lapwing_call.mp3 }} | ||
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
− | [[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], April-2015<br /> | + | [[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], April-2015 |
− | Panic / frantic calls by a group of birds. | + | <br /> |
+ | Panic / frantic calls by a group of birds.<br /> | ||
+ | In the file below can be heard the mating call followed by usual communicating calls: | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | {{ Audio|red_wattled_lapwing_mating-call.mp3 }} | ||
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+ | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | [[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], June-2017 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016) |
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
+ | ==Gallery== | ||
+ | Click images to see larger version | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Image:Red-wattled_Lapwing.jpg|Nominate subspecies<br />© by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}}<br />Toorsa, Phuentsholing, [[Bhutan]], June-2005 | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Vanellus | + | {{GSearch|"Vanellus indicus" {{!}} "Red-wattled Lapwing"}} |
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vanellus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vanellus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 14:30, 12 August 2023
- Vanellus indicus
Identification
32–35 cm (12½-13¾ in)
- 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
From south-eastern Turkey to Iraq, south-western Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and east to Burma, Thailand, Indochina and Malaysia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
- V.i. aigneri:
- V.i. indicus:
- East Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh
- V.i. lankae:
- V.i. atronuchalis:
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
Their diet consists mostly of insects and larvae such as ants, beetles, caterpillars, insects, snails and other invertebrates, as well as some vegetation.
Vocalisation
A very noisy bird.
Call: What ya doin. When excited: What are you doin and when they get really stressed it sounds more like What ya think ya doin.
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, April-2015
Panic / frantic calls by a group of birds.
In the file below can be heard the mating call followed by usual communicating calls:
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, June-2017
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-wattled Lapwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-wattled_Lapwing
Gallery
Click images to see larger version
Nominate subspecies
© by Yeshey Dorji
Toorsa, Phuentsholing, Bhutan, June-2005
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1