Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae
Le Vanneau indien (Vanellus indicus) est une espèce d'oiseaux Charadriiformes de la famille des Charadriidae. Description Le Vanneau indien est un grand échassier mesurant environ 35 cm de long (un peu plus gros qu'un Pigeon biset (Columba livia) mais avec des pattes plus longues). Son envergure est d'environ 80 cm.
The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching. Their characteristic loud alarm calls are indicators of human or animal movements and the sounds have been variously rendered as did he do it or pity to do it leading to the colloquial name of did-he-do-it bird.
La avefría india o avefría hindú (Vanellus indicus) es una especie de ave en la familia Charadriidae. Esta especie limícola posee un llamado característico de alarma que suena tipo did ji duit o piti tu duit lo que ha dado lugar a distintos nombres locales. Por lo general se los observa en parejas o pequeños grupos no lejos del agua aunque pueden formar bandadas más grandes durante el invierno (fuera de la temporada de reproducción).
Distribution
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