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Red wattled lapwing/ titeeri (Hindi)

Vanellus indicus

Description:

Red-wattled lapwings are large waders, about 35 cm long. The wings and back are light brown with a purple sheen, but head and chest and front part of neck are black.

Habitat:

It usually keeps in pairs or trios in well-watered open country, ploughed fields, grazing land, and margins and dry beds of tanks and puddles.

Notes:

It has characteristic loud alarm calls which are variously rendered as did he do it or pity to do it[

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Red wattled lapwing
Vanellus indicus Red-wattled lapwing


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3 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

anytime SisirBanga...you have very nice spottings!

SisirBanga
SisirBanga 8 years ago

SukanyaDatta,
Thank you for the ID
Red wattled lapwing


SisirBanga
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SisirBanga

chandigarh broadband services, Union Territory of Chandīgarh, India

Spotted on Jul 10, 2015
Submitted on Jul 10, 2015

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