Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Sociable Lapwing

Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius

Described by: Pallas (1771)
Alternate common name(s): Sociable Plover
Old scientific name(s): Chettusia gregaria

Photographs

Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Feb, 2005 © Nikhil Devasar  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Feb, 2005 © Nikhil Devasar  Pivot Fields, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Mar 1, 2005 © Charlie Moores 
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Range

Ex. e. Europe and w. Asia;
C. Asia in Cs. Russia from e. Ukraine and the lower Volga River valley e. and s. to c. Kazakhstan (Tengiz Lakes region) and the Kirghiz steppes in the Lake Balkhash region and n. India.
Migrant in the plains between Irbid and Mafraq, Jordan.
Winters in Israel (Hula Valley), ne. Africa, and sw. Asia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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