Archive for the ‘Lapwings’ Category

• Brown-chested lapwing

  Feb 9 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 456 Views | with Comments Off on Brown-chested lapwing

  Brown-chested lapwing – Vanellus superciliosus – is a migratory African lapwing of Type – wader, Family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is native to s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is found as...

• White-tailed plover

  Nov 18 | Lapwings, Lapwings+, Plovers | Little Stint | 504 Views | with Comments Off on White-tailed plover

  White-tailed plover – Vanellus leucurus – also on this site called – White-tailed lapwing &#...

• Black-headed lapwing

  Oct 14 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 567 Views | with Comments Off on Black-headed lapwing

  Black-headed lapwing – Vanellus tectus – is a large resident African lapwing of Type – wader, Family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is found in s s Africa and is widely resident in the Sahel states...

• Senegal lapwing

  Aug 6 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 636 Views | with Comments Off on Senegal lapwing

  Senegal lapwing – Vanellus lugubris – is a small resident African lapwing of Type – wader, Family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It has a limited distribution in s s Africa, where it is found on lowland...

• Grey-headed lapwing

  Mar 29 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 715 Views | with Comments Off on Grey-headed lapwing

  Grey-headed lapwing – Vanellus cinereus – is a migratory Asian lapwing of Type -wader, Family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is a summer breeder to E Asia and winters in S Japan, SE Asia and N India. The...

• White-tailed lapwing

  Jul 31 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 1677 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 | 1692 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 | 1734 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 | 1661 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 | 1695 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...