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| Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Immature |
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| Photographer : | © Sumit K Sen |
| Location : | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Date : |
18 August 2012 |
| English synonyms: | Red-wattled Plover |
| Bird Family : | Charadriinae - Plovers, Dotterels & Lapwings |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Our area has a small number of resident Red-wattled Lapwings which are augmented by migrants in winter. The adults sport the nominate plumage. - SKS
Possibly an intergrade between the nominate subspecies and atronuchalis. - Ed |
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