Plovers

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus malabaricus

The Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) is a 140 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Plovers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

140 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

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