Archive for the ‘Lapwings+’ Category

• White-tailed lapwing

  Jul 31 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 2056 Views | with No Comments

  The White-tailed lapwing – Vanellus leucurus is a medium sized species of Type – Wader of the family Charadriidae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is a Central Asiatic summer breeder which migrates to India, the...

• Sociable lapwing

  Jul 31 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 2078 Views | with No Comments

  The Sociable lapwing – Vanellus gregarius is a medium sized species of Type – Wader of the family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is an Asiatic summer breeder from central Ukraine to E Kazakhstan, and...

• Red-wattled lapwing

  Jul 31 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 2113 Views | with No Comments

  The Red-wattled lapwing – Vanellus indicus is a large species of Type – Wader of the family Charadriidae and the Order Charadriiformes. It resident across a wide range of SW and southern Asia but has more recently...

• Spur-winged lapwing

  Jul 31 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 2036 Views | with No Comments

  The Spur-winged lapwing – Vanellus spinosus, (Not to be confused with the Spur-winged plover which will lead you to an Australasian species), is a medium large species of Type – Wader of the family Charadriidae and...

• Northern lapwing

  Jul 29 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 2075 Views | with No Comments

  The Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus is a species of Type – Wader of the family Charadriidae and the Order Charadriiformes. Its summer breeding range is widely spread across Temperate Eurasia. It is resident in W...

• Pacific golden-plover

  Jul 27 | Golden-plovers, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 2086 Views | with No Comments

  The Pacific golden-plover – Pluvialis fulva is a medium sized species of Type – wader in the family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It breeds across the N coasts of Asia from the Yenisei Gulf to the W coast of...

• European golden-plover

  Jul 27 | Golden-plovers, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 2045 Views | with No Comments

  The European golden-plover – Pluvialis apricaria or Eurasian golden-plover is a large species of Type – Wader of the family Charadriidae and the Order Charadriiformes. It breeds across the N Palearctic from Iceland to...

• Black-bellied plover

  Jul 27 | Lapwings+, Plovers | Little Stint | 2036 Views | with No Comments

  The Black-bellied plover – Pluvialis squatarola or Grey plover is a medium sized species of Type – wader of the family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is a Holarctic species and breeds near the Arctic...

• Charadriidae – Lapwings+

  Jul 27 | Charadriidae, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 1948 Views | with No Comments

  The Charadriidae – Lapwings+ or Charadriidae – Lapwings and Plovers are a family of Type – Wader of the Order Charadriiformes, The naming of the lapwings and plovers has recently been rationalised into two clear...