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Lapwings
   
   

Fig 1 : Red-wattled Lapwing
 

Fig 1 :
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Location :
Byram, Penang State, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Coastal wetlands

Fig 2 :
Red-wattled Lapwing (chick)
Vanellus indicus
Location : Kaeng Krachan district, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Habitat : Grassland
Note : Photo by
Charles Currin

Fig 3 :
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Location : Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
Habitat : Coastal wetlands
Note : Photo by
Charles Currin

Fig 4 :
Masked Lapwing (introduced)
Vanellus miles
Location : Eastern Singapore.
Habitat :
Shallow lake, on a golf course.

Fig 4 :
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Location : Hampshire Avon floodplain, England 
Habitat : Reed marsh
Notes : This lapwing occurs as a rare passage migrant in parts of northern Southeast Asia.

 

Fig 2 : Red-wattled Lapwing - chick
 

©  Charles Currin
 

Fig 3 : Grey-headed Lapwing
 

©  Charles Currin
 


Fig 4 : Masked Lapwing
 

Fig 5 : Northern Lapwing