Plovers

River Lapwing

Vanellus duvaucelii

The River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) is a 143 g river bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

143 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist