Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus

Described by: Boddaert (1783)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow-wattled Plover
Old scientific name(s): Lobipluvia malabaricus, Hoplopterus malabaricus

Photographs

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Apr 28, 2002 © Dave Behrens  Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Dec, 2002 © Dave Behrens  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - 2004 © Kees Bakker 
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Range

Indian Subcontinent;
Pakistan (Sind), Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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