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.
- Least Concern
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Lapwing preening Burgenland State, Austria
Andreas Gruber 27 April 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 42 sec 4.3 -
A group of birds foraging in a rice field Yuanchang Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
James Jyh Haw Ting 25 January 2008 2 years ago 18 sec 4.1 -
A group on the water Lier, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 26 February 2000 6 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
An adult bird on the ground, then flying around screaming alarm notes Burgenland State, Austria (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 19 May 2006 2 years ago 35 sec 3.8 -
An adult male in summer plumage feeding on the grass Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 24 September 1996 6 years ago 28 sec 3.8 -
adult female calling for it's chick and preening Burgenland State, Austria
Andreas Gruber 27 April 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 31 sec 3.8
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A breeding-plumage Northern Lapwing male on damp upland grassland. Glen Quaich, Breadalbane, Scotland, UK (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 7 April 2010 15 weeks ago 4.3 -
In flight Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 January 2010 6 weeks ago 4.2 -
1 of a flock of 17 Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 January 2010 6 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on the ground. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 29 March 2010 9 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on the ground. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 29 March 2010 9 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on the ground. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 19 weeks ago 3.8
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Calls of a bird flying in the dark Send, Surrey, England, UK
(Monotypic species)
Stuart Fisher 10 November 2005 33 weeks ago 3.3 -
Alarm calls of a single bird flying over in thick mist at dusk Rainham, Essex, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 8 January 2008 33 weeks ago 3 -
Display calls Holme, Norfolk, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 10 May 2001 33 weeks ago 2.5 -
call in flight Groningen Province, Netherlands
(Monotypic species)
DusanB 21 May 2004 33 weeks ago 2
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