Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Least ConcernThe Yellow-wattled Lapwing is a shorebird of the Indian subcontinent. 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
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Indian subcontinent
- Population
- ≈ 70K–100K