River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
River Lapwing, Paro, Bhutan, March 2008 - click for larger image

Bhutan
March 2008

The River Lapwing is distributed from northern India and Nepal to south-central China and Indochina. It is found on rocks, sand banks and shingle banks near rivers.

River Lapwing, Mo Chu River, Punakha, Bhutan, March 2008 - click for larger image

It has a black face, throat and crest which can be raised. Upperparts are brown-grey .

There are recordings on xeno-canto and additional information is available on Avibase .

River Lapwing, Thimphu, Bhutan, March 2008 - click for larger image

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