Northern Lapwing
A species of Lapwings, Also known as Peewit Scientific name : Vanellus vanellus Genus : Lapwings
Northern Lapwing, A species of Lapwings
Also known as:
Peewit
Botanical name: Vanellus vanellus
Genus: Lapwings
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Description
The northern Lapwing is a large shorebird with a striking appearance. Its black feathers have a greenish appearance in bright light. The wader is common in open areas, including wetlands, grassy fields, and agricultural areas. While often solitary in the spring, the shorebird typically forms small flocks in the fall and winter.
Size
30 - 33 cm
Life Expectancy
23 years
Feeding Habits
Northern Lapwing predominantly consumes insects and terrestrial worms, supplemented with seeds and grains. They forage by sight, using a distinctive run-and-pause technique. Unique to northern Lapwing is their preference for wet ground, where they can more easily probe for invertebrates.
Habitat
The northern Lapwing thrives in a range of wide open habitats across temperate regions, particularly favoring areas with short vegetation or bare soil, such as wetlands, heathlands, moors, and arable land, especially within agricultural settings. These birds breed mainly in farmlands of Europe, at elevations typically below 800 meters but can extend up to 1000 meters. They are adaptable outside the breeding season, using harvested stubble fields, ploughed land, spacious pastures, and sometimes mudflats or large open roof spaces for roosting. The northern Lapwing is also found in non-breeding seasons in the Indian Subcontinent, mainly below 1300 meters, and in select Asian highlands up to 3350 meters.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Plovers Genus
Lapwings Species
Northern Lapwing 
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