- Vanellus duvaucelii
Identification
29·5–31·5 cm (11½-12.5 in)
- Brown upperparts
- White rump
- Black tail
- Black crest, crown, face and central throat
- Greyish-white neck sides and nape
- Greyish-brown breast band
- White underparts
- Black belly patch
- Black carpal spur ( seen better in the bird on right in the image here )
- White under wings and upper wing secondaries
- Brown upper wing coverts
Distribution
Asia found on the rivers of India and Nepal to southwestern China and Indochina. And North Thailand with stragglers as far south as Bangkok
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Generally found on or near rivers with shingle and sand banks, wet grassland and farmland; and larger water bodies, such as reservoirs.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a shallow ground scrape. The clutch consists of 2 eggs.
Diet
Their diet consists of worms, crustaceans and molluscs. They may also include frogs and tadpoles.
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
Calls given by a nesting pair on perception of threat due to presence of other birds.
River Baddi, Himalayan Foothills, Himachal Pradesh, India, 10 June 2013.
Recording by Alok Tewari
Chik ... chik calls;
Two individuals calling in tandem, one of them sitting on a mid-stream boulder and other on the bank; strong background sound of fast flowing river is present; one call of a White Wagtail in the middle of the recording is also heard.
River Ganga, Rishikesh, Himalayan Foothills, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 5 October 2023
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
- https://www.hbw.com/species/river-lapwing-vanellus-duvaucelii#Descriptive_notes
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) River Lapwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/River_Lapwing
External Links
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