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Lapwing meaning
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. | Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. | The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
Synonyms of Lapwing
Example sentences (13)
Birdwatcher Tim Dean said he felt "privileged" to see the lapwing on Monday.
Frampton Marsh mainly takes care of lowland breeding waders, such as lapwing and redshank, with its main aim to give the species a safe place to nest.
Lapwing requires a mosaic of habitats to breed and prefers boggy open areas with bare ground or short vegetation, avoiding areas of dense cover.
The other Outer Hebrides target species include the great yellow bumblebee, dunlin, northern colletes mining bee, common pipistrelle bat, Arctic tern, lapwing, and the Irish lady’s tresses orchid.
Five months spent documenting the various wetland flora and fauna showed 35 species of birds belonging to 18 families to frequent the lake, such as the Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Indian Pond Heron, Lapwing, Kingfisher, and Small Bee-Eater.
He has been a registered volunteer for RSPB for over three years, helping with the WEBS Survey and Redshank & Lapwing survey.
Take the permissive path to the bird hide at the lagoon to witness the thousands of wildfowl and waders that gather here over winter to feed on the rich wet grassland, including large flocks of Golden Plover, Lapwing and Wigeon.
Argentina has the hornero, Uruguay the southern lapwing, and Paraguay the bellbird.
In spring, the pass was filled with curlew trills and I stood transfixed by lapwing aerobatics and lost myself in the songs of skylarks.
He earnestly learned the English names of birds like lapwing, lark, finch, and Sandgrouse, among others, that thrive in the heat and dust of the desert.
The first lapwing egg of the season.
Such species include native birds such as lapwing and Eurasian crane, to much more exotic examples like Marabou stork, Greater flamingo, and Manchurian crane.
The nictitating membrane as it covers the eye of a masked lapwing Nervous system The nervous system is large relative to the bird's size.