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'''Alternative name: White-tailed Plover ''Chettusia leucara''''' | '''Alternative name: White-tailed Plover ''Chettusia leucara''''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] leucurus | ;[[:Category:Vanellus|Vanellus]] leucurus | ||
| − | [[Image:White-tailed_Lapwing2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Charlie M<br /> | + | [[Image:White-tailed_Lapwing2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Charlie+M|Charlie M}}<br />Wimpey Pits, [[Dubai]], [[UAE]]]] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 26-29 cm | |
| − | + | *Pale greyish-brown head and body | |
| + | *Indistinct [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *Very long yellow legs<br /> | ||
| + | '''Flight''': All white tail and black and white wing pattern<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''': Scaly upperparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | South east [[Europe]], [[Middle East]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]: found in south-eastern [[Turkey]] to [[Afghanistan]]; winters north-eastern [[Africa]] to [[India]]. |
| + | Scarce migrant to western and northern Europe. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Inland marshes. | + | Inland marshes, well vegetated ponds, rivers and canals. Rarely on mudflats. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | 4 eggs | + | Shy and skulking |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | The clutch consists of 4 eggs which is laid in a ground nest. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Vanellus+leucurus}} | {{GSearch|Vanellus+leucurus}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1037&Bird_Image_ID=2560&Bird_Family_ID=109 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1037&Bird_Image_ID=2560&Bird_Family_ID=109 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vanellus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vanellus]] | ||
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Alternative name: White-tailed Plover Chettusia leucara
- Vanellus leucurus
Identification
26-29 cm
- Pale greyish-brown head and body
- Indistinct supercilium
- Very long yellow legs
Flight: All white tail and black and white wing pattern
Juvenile: Scaly upperparts
Distribution
South east Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia: found in south-eastern Turkey to Afghanistan; winters north-eastern Africa to India.
Scarce migrant to western and northern Europe.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Inland marshes, well vegetated ponds, rivers and canals. Rarely on mudflats.
Behaviour
Shy and skulking
Breeding
The clutch consists of 4 eggs which is laid in a ground nest.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-tailed Lapwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-tailed_Lapwing
