Scientific Name:
Vanellus indicus
Red-wattled Lapwing Fact File
Distribution: Widespread in Asia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: Four
V. i. aigneri – south-eastern Turkey to Pakistan
V. i. indicus – central Pakistan to Nepal; north-eastern India; and Bangladesh
V. i. lankae – Sri Lanka
V. i. atronuchalis – north-eastern India to southern China; south-eastern Asia; Malay Peninsular; and northern Sumatra
Further Reading: The World’s Wattled Waders
Current conservation efforts
None
Gallery
All photographs by Elis Simpson – Wader Quest