Plovers (Charadriidae)
River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) - HBW 3, p. 412
French: Vanneau pie
German: Flußkiebitz
Spanish: Avefría Fluvial
Other common names: Indian/Asian Spur-winged Plover/Lapwing
Taxonomy: Charadrius Duvaucelii Lesson, 1826, Calcutta.
Often placed in genus Hoplopterus. Forms superspecies with V. spinosus, with which sometimes considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: NC India (Uttar Pradesh) and Nepal through EC & NE India to SC China (SW Yunnan) and Indochina; status unclear further E possibly to Hainan and to Hong Kong.
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A bird feeding on the river edge. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 4.4 -
An individual foraging on the edge of the river. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding on the mud and looking around alert. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 4.3 -
An individual feeding on the mud. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 30 sec 4.3 -
Two birds standing on a gravel bank and flying away Locality Yingjiang, Yunnan, China (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 8 November 2007 5 years ago 21 sec 4.3 -
A bird looking around and running. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 4.2
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River Lapwing at Jim Corbett National Park
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Subramanya_CK 17 March 2010 38 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult
Locality Yamuna River, Delhi, India
Kavi Nanda 20 January 2013 17 weeks ago 4 -
A view of two adults on the ground.
Locality Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 March 2003 18 weeks ago 3.9 -
One adult in flight. You can see the spines of the joints of the wings.
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Carmelo López 21 May 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Adult
Locality Yamuna River, Delhi, India
Kavi Nanda 20 January 2013 15 weeks ago 3.6 -
River-lapwing at Chambal River , Dholpur
Locality Chambal River, Rajasthan, India
Vaibhav Mishra 16 April 2010 1 year ago 3.6
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Calls by two birds walking in a sandbar amongst a group of Indian Skimmers. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 4.3
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