Northern lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Family Charadriidae. Order Charadriiformes.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Description
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit, green plover, or (in Ireland and Great Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- insects, worms
- Game species
- no (formerly game)
♪ Bird call
Recording: Wikimedia Commons
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Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_lapwing'}