Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Near Threatened

The Northern Lapwing is a shorebird of Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Charadriidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Northern Lapwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, western and central Asia, and their African or Asian wintering grounds

Population

≈ 5.6M–10.5M

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