Tuesday, November 11, 2014

RED-WATTLED LAPWING

Photographed in Chitwan, Nepal
336         RED-WATTLED LAPWING           Vanellus indicus

Nepal     (13)

35 cm. In Hindi known as tittibha. While it ranges from Iraq, sw Iran, eastward across South Asia, India, Kashmir and Nepal, these are made up of several sub-species. In Nepal it is the sub-species atronuchalis. Found in wetland habitats.





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