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− | [[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|Nominate subspecies<br /> Photo by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}} <br />Toorsa, Phuentsholing, [[Bhutan]], June, 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] indicus | ;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] indicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | [[Image:Red-wattled_lapwing_young.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Self-foraging nidifugous | + | [[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|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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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | [[Image:DSCN1408.JPG|thumb|350px|right| | + | [[Image:DSCN1408.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|S+K+Gudi|S K Gudi}}<br />Hubli, [[India]], July 2016]] |
Its nest is a ground scrape; the clutch consisting of 3-4 buff eggs with black blotches. | Its nest is a ground scrape; the clutch consisting of 3-4 buff eggs with black blotches. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== |
Revision as of 05:08, 6 July 2017
- 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.
<flashmp3>red_wattled_lapwing_call.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, April-2015
Panic / frantic calls by a group of birds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-wattled_Lapwing
External Links