Red-wattled Lapwing

Latin Name: 
Vanellus indicus
Category: 
Size: 
35cm
Description: 

Sexes alike. Jet black cap, bordered with white ; sandybrown upperbody; black band in white tail; in night, white bar in black wings; black chin, throat;  sandy-brown breast; black band on lower breast; white below; yellow lappets above and in front of eyes and yellow legs diagnostic. Solitary or in pairs, rarely small gatherings; sometimes with the commoner Red-Wattled; as a rule, prefers drier habitat; quiet and unobtrusive; feeds on ground, moving suspiciously

Habitat: 
Dry, open country.
Distribution: 
From NW India south through country; does not occur in extreme NE.
Call: 
Call Description: 
Short plaintive notes; on the whole a quiet bird; quick-repeated notes when nest site intruded upon.
National Status: