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Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
27 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 Ujjal Kishor De (XC1051838). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 6,120 |
|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,490 |
| Mahārāshtra | 934 |
| Tamil Nādu | 835 |
| Sri Lanka | 823 |
| Rājasthān | 643 |
| Kerala | 641 |
| Karnātaka | 618 |
| United States | 512 |
| Alaska | 512 |
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
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.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 |
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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 Red-wattled 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.