Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Gray-headed Lapwing

Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

Described by: Blyth (1842)
Alternate common name(s): Grey-headed Lapwing
Old scientific name(s): Microsarcops cinereus, Hoplopterus cinereus

Photographs

Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Oct 19, 2002 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Oct 19, 2002 © William Hull  Kanagawa, Japan - Mar 9, 2003 © William Hull  Kanagawa, Japan - Mar 9, 2003 © William Hull  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Feb, 2003 © Dave Behrens 
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Range

Ce. Asia;
Ex. e. Siberia, ne. China and Japan (Honshu); Winters from ne. India to se. Asia (e. China at Long Valley, Hong Kong) and Taiwan.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)

References

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

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