Sociable lapwing
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The sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), referred to as the sociable plover in the UK, is a wader in the plover family. It is a fully migratory bird, breeding in Kazakhstan and wintering in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Sudan. Historical literature referred to this bird as the Black-bellied lapwing.[2]
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Sociable lapwing | |
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At the Little Rann of Kutch, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Charadriidae |
Genus: | Vanellus |
Species: | V. gregarius |
Binomial name | |
Vanellus gregarius | |
Range of V. gregarius (Compiled by: BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2019) 2019.) Breeding summer range Migration overwintering Contracted range (extirpated) | |
Synonyms | |
Chaetusia gregaria (unjustified emendation) |
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