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Vanellus vanellus
This lapwing is a 28–33 cm (11–13 in) long bird with a 67–87 cm (26–34 in) wingspan and a body mass of 128–330 g (4.5–12 oz).[2] It has rounded wings and a crest. It is the shortest-legged of the lapwings. It is mainly black and white, but the back is tinted green. Females and young birds have narrower wings, and have less strongly marked heads, but plumages are otherwise quite similar.(Wikipedia)
It is common through temperate Eurasia. It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as north Africa, northern India, Pakistan, and parts of China. It migrates mainly by day, often in large flocks. Lowland breeders in westernmost areas of Europe are resident. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America, especially after storms, as in the Canadian sightings after storms in December 1927 and in January 1966.(Wikipedia)
Photographed at Doñana Natural Park.
Spotted on Feb 20, 2012
Submitted on May 9, 2012
5 Comments
Thank you again Sachin.
In my opinion this is one of the coolest lapwings
So good-looking bird,
Beautiful bird and nice pic! The reflection looks even better then the bird :-)
Thank you Maria! This is one of the coolest birds that visit us in winter :)
pretty bird!