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Red-wattled lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Notes:

Spotted this bird in a eutrophic pond. Note the snake swimming along it. However the bird seemed completely unaffected by its presence.



1 species ID suggestions

Red wattled lapwing
Venellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing

6 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 months ago

you are welcome Amrita

AmritaBhattacharjee
AmritaBhattacharjee 11 months ago

Thank you for the suggestion Sachin.. I am new to this forum and really appreciate all the wonderful suggestions.
Regards

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 months ago

Amrita you can edit this spotting by option "Edit this spotting" and can add scientific name as suggested by Atul,

AmritaBhattacharjee
AmritaBhattacharjee 11 months ago

Thank you Cindy. Thanks for your suggestion Atul. I will include the scientific names from my next spotting onwards.

Atul
Atul 11 months ago

lovely first spotting Amrita And welcome aboard!
you could update the scientific name of this lovely bird to Vanellus indices , thank you!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 11 months ago

Welcome to Project Noah, Amrita

India

Lat: 17.99, Long: 73.03

Spotted on Jan 21, 2012
Submitted on Jun 27, 2012

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