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    Grey-headed Lapwing, นกกระแตหัวเทา, Vanellus cinereus

    The Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast Asia from northeastern India to Cambodia. The Japanese population winters, at least partially, in southern Honshū.

    This species has occurred as a vagrant in Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, New South Wales, Australia and Sri Lanka.

    Range map from www.oiseaux.net

    Range map
    Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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    Description
    The Grey-headed Lapwing is 34–37 cm long. It has a grey head and neck, darker grey breast band and white belly. The back is brown, the rump is white and the tail is black. This is a striking species in flight, with black primaries, white under wings and upper wing secondaries, and brown upper wing coverts.

    Adults of both sexes are similarly plumaged, but males are slightly larger than females. Young birds have the white areas of plumage tinged with grey, a less distinct breast band, and pale fringes to the upperpart and wing covert feathers. The call of the Grey-headed Lapwing is a sharp chee-it.

    Length: 37 cm
    Wingspan:
    Weight: 236 to 296 gr
    Longevity:
    Distinctive Feature

    • Grey head, neck and upper breast
    • Black breastband
    • Brown upperparts
    • White belly
    • Black-tipped yellow bill
    • Yellow legs
    • Red eye
    Similar Species

    From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
    Female / Male / Juvenile

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    From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.


    Listen to the Grey-headed Lapwing
    Sound from www.xeno-canto.org


    Behaviour
    This species nests from April to July in wet grassland, rice fields and marshland edges. It winters in similar habitat and is then gregarious. It feeds in shallow water on insects, worms and molluscs.
    Conservation status
    Conservation status
    Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
    IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016.


    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 11 March 2023
    Location: eBird hotspot: Mae Salit granite quarry ponds complex, Tak

    Grey-headed Lapwing, นกกระแตหัวเทา, Vanellus cinereus
    Grey-headed Lapwing / นกกระแตหัวเทา
    11 March 2023 - eBird hotspot: Mae Salit granite quarry ponds complex, Tak

    Grey-headed Lapwing, นกกระแตหัวเทา, Vanellus cinereus
    Grey-headed Lapwing / นกกระแตหัวเทา
    11 March 2023 - eBird hotspot: Mae Salit granite quarry ponds complex, Tak



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