Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE

(LAPWINGS & PLOVERS)

Habitat: Well-watered open country, ploughed fields, grazing land, margins and dry beds of tanks and puddles

Distribution: West Asia (Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf), southeast Asia (Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India)

Diet: Insects, snails and other invertebrates, grains

Distinguishing features: Black head and chest, light brown wings and back, prominent white strip on either side, red fleshy wattle in front of each eye, black-tipped red bill, long yellow legs, ”did-he-do-it ”call

27-Apr-2012