Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus - Vanneau à tête grise

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Charadriidés
Genus
:
Vanellus
Species
:
cinereus

Descriptor

Blyth, 1842

Biometrics

Size
: 37 cm
Wingspan
: 75 à 76 cm.
Weight
: 236 à 296 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Vanneau à tête grise,
Avefría ceniza,
abibe-de-cabeça-cinzenta,
Graukopfkiebitz,
szürkefejű bíbic,
Grijskopkievit,
Pavoncella testagrigia,
gråhuvad vipa,
Gråhodevipe,
cíbik sivohlavý,
čejka šedohlavá,
Gråhovedet Vibe,
huppuhyyppä,
fredeluga capgrisa,
czajka szarogłowa,
pelēkgalvas ķīvīte,
Серый чибис,
Trulek kelabu,
ケリ,
灰头麦鸡,
นกกระแตหัวเทา,
跳鴴〔灰頭麥雞〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land