White-tailed Lapwing

The White-tailed Lapwing or White-tailed Plover is a wader in the lapwing genus.

The White-tailed Lapwing is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The White-tailed Lapwing or White-tailed Plover (Vanellus leucurus) is a wader in the lapwing genus. It breeds semi-colonially on inland marshes in Iraq, Iran and southern Russia. Four eggs are laid in a ground nest. The Iraqi and Iranian breeders are mainly residents, but Russian birds migrate south in winter to south Asia, the Middle East and north east Africa. It is a very rare vagrant in western Europe, the first example in Britain being found at Packington, Warwickshire on 12 July 1975. More

The White-tailed Lapwing is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. References * White-tailed Plover: new to Britain and Ireland A. R. Dean, J. E. Fortey and E. G. Phillips, British Birds 70:465–471 (November 1977) * BirdLife International (2004). Vanellus leucurus. More

The White-tailed Lapwing or White-tailed Plover (Vanellus leucurus) is a wader in the lapwing genus. pets No white-tailed lapwing pets yet! pictures No white-tailed lapwing pictures yet! videos No white-tailed lapwing videos yet! owners No white-tailed lapwing owners yet! blogs No white-tailed lapwing blogs yet! This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

White-tailed lapwing foraging in dead grass White-tailed lapwing foraging in dead grassPrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: white-tailed plover Synonyms: Chettusia leucura French: Vanneau À Queue Blanche Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Charadriiformes More

a fantastic capture of the White-tailed Lapwing, i never saw this bird really, superb sharpness and lighting, splendid colours, excellent POV and a very pleasant composition with a marvellous eye contact. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, White-tailed Lapwing is classed as Mega: species which have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. More

The White-tailed Lapwing or White-tailed Plover (Vanellus leucurus) is a wader in the lapwing genus. The Iraqi and Iranian breeders are mainly residents, but Russian birds migrate south in winter to south Asia, the Middle East and north east Africa. Identification This elegant medium-sized lapwing is long-legged and fairly long-billed. It is the only lapwing likely to be seen in other than very shallow water, where it picks insects and other small prey mainly from the surface. More

Images White-tailed lapwing foraging in dead grass White-tailed lapwing foraging in dead grass Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

A White-tailed Lapwing has been found at WWT Caerlaverock. As this is the first British record for 23 years, a large gathering seems inevitable. A quick check of BUBO Listing shows that, as of time of writing (11:00 on 6th June), only two BUBO Listers have White-tailed Lapwing on their British Lists (BOU). More

White-tailed Lapwing breeds near small and big water in deserts, in north to Ganyushkino, North-Eastern Trans-Caspian, lower reaches of Turgay river and Chu valley near Ulanbel village. In summer observed on Sarykopa lake (near Teke mouth) in 1984, in Selety-Teniz lake area in 1987 and in Ile delta. Dispersing birds recorded in Aktobe steppe, on Khobda river, in lower reaches of Ilek and on Aksuat lake in Naurzum Reserve (3 birds 20 May and 10 birds 24 May 1968). More

White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus) at Caerlaverock, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland (first Scottish record, fifth UK record). Date 6 June 2007. Author MPF (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MPF) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". More