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Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jochem verweij (XC902884). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,330,140 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,323,131 |
| Russia | 17,674 |
| United Kingdom | 7,031 |
| England | 6,141 |
| Germany | 4,071 |
| Netherlands | 2,118 |
| Moscow Oblast | 1,971 |
| France | 1,885 |
| Italy | 1,785 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Plovers and Lapwings · Charadriidae |
| Genus | Lapwings · Vanellus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern Lapwing with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.