Abstract
The white-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus, is a species of bird which is listed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Least Concern, winter visitor to India and breed in Central Asia and Southern Russia. It is occasionally sighted in the western region of Maharashtra State, Gujarat, Rajasthan, India, but hardly ever documented. There is no record of its presence in the study area. In this note, the first sighting record of the white-tailed Lapwing at Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh was reported. Key words: Winter visitor, Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, Vanellus leucurus.
Highlights
The white-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus, is a species of bird which is listed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Least Concern
On 23rd December 2017 at 9:00 h, a white-tailed Lapwing was observed in the open short grasses foraging with Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanelllus indicus) and Indian Pond heron (Ardeola grayii) during bird monitoring near the Watch Tower in Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh, India
The habitat of the sanctuary consisted of short grasses and marshy areas. This species was previously not recorded in Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao
Summary
The white-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus, is a species of bird which is listed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Least Concern (ver 3.1). It is a medium-sized wader belonging to the family, Charadriidae, occurring singly, in pairs or in small groups (Urban et al, 1986; Grimmet et al, 2011; Message and Taylor, 2013). The species prefer to forage in short grassland within or near dry part of wetlands. It breeds in Baluchistan, winters in North-West subcontinent. The habitat consists of freshwater marshes and marshy wetlands edges. They usually feed in shallow water by pecking at the surface and by foot dabbling
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