Plovers (Charadriidae)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) - HBW 3, p. 411
French: Vanneau huppé
German: Kiebitz
Spanish: Avefría Europea
Other common names: Eurasian Lapwing, Peewit, Green Plover
Taxonomy: Tringa Vanellus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe, Africa; restricted to Sweden.
In past, genus Vanellus commonly considered to contain present species only. Monotypic.
Distribution: Europe, C Turkey and NW Iran through W Russia and Kazakhstan to S & E Siberia, Mongolia and N China. Winters from W Europe, E Atlantic islands and N Africa through Mediterranean, Middle East and Iraq across N India to SE China and S Japan.
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Female on the nest. Locality Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Alexdersu 1 May 2011 7 weeks ago 1 min 8 sec 4.7 -
A group of birds foraging in a rice field Locality Yuanchang Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
James Jyh Haw Ting 25 January 2008 3 years ago 18 sec 4.6 -
Lapwing preening Locality Burgenland State, Austria
Andreas Gruber 27 April 2010 1 year ago 42 sec 4.4 -
Single bird Cley NWT Reserve Locality Cley, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Kim Tarsey 5 February 2012 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 41 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird struggling to stand against strong wind Locality Burgenland State, Austria (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 27 May 2006 4 years ago 23 sec 4.2 -
A bird feeding and looking around. Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 28 September 2011 10 weeks ago 18 sec 4
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In flight
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
a bird in flight from above showing clearly the upper parts
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 5 December 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
An adult
Locality Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 2005 34 weeks ago 4.3 -
A female walking.
Locality Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Alexdersu 20 May 2009 7 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Tauste, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 28 September 2011 14 weeks ago 4 -
1 of a flock of 17
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4
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Calls of a bird flying in the dark Locality Send, Surrey, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Stuart Fisher 10 November 2005 2 years ago 3.3 -
Alarm calls of a single bird flying over in thick mist at dusk Locality Rainham, Essex, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 8 January 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Display calls Locality Holme, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 10 May 2001 2 years ago 2.5 -
call in flight Locality Groningen Province, Netherlands
(Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 21 May 2004 2 years ago 2
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