Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Red-wattled Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Described by: Boddaert (1783)
Alternate common name(s): Red-wattled Plover, Indian Decorated Lapwing
Old scientific name(s): Hoplopterus indicus, Lobivanellus indicus
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Range
Coastal Arabian Gulf. India to se. Asia;
Two populations;
(1) Middle East from se. Turkey, Iraq, s. and e. Iran, ne. Arabia (Oman) to Transcaspia, s. Turkmenia, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
(2) India.
(3) Sri Lanka.
(4) Sw. China, Burma to Malaysia, Indochina and perhaps Sumatra.
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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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