River Lapwing

Vanellus duvaucslii

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

Has a crest

Resident. N subcontinent; unrecorded in Pakistan. Black crest. face and throat. grey sides to neck. a ndblack bill and legs. Black patch on belly. in flight, shows broad white greater-covert wing-bar contrasting with black flight feathers. and black tail. Juvenile is similar to adult. but black of head is partly obscured by white tips, and has buff fringes and dark subterminal marts to feathers of upperparts. Volae A sharp insistent, high pitched did, did, did, sometimes ending with dld-dld-do-weet. Usually occurs singly, in pairs or in small groups. Feeding behaviour is similar to that of Red-wattled. Often has a hunched posture with head drawn in. Mainly sandbanks and shingle banks of rivers, also estuaries in Bangladesh.