Scientific Name: Vanellus cinereus Common Name: Grey-headed Lapwing Other Name:
Identifying Features: grey head, grey neck, brown back, yellow legs, yellow bill with black tip, red eyes, yellow eye-ring
Fun Facts:
- Nests from April to July in wet grassland, rice fields and marshland edges.
- It is gregarious in nature. feeds in shallow water on insects, worms and molluscs.
This image was clicked by Sai Adikarla – via Flickr.
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