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Lapwing - Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Photo by Karan Raghwa
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Black cap and breast; sandy brown upperparts; white underparts; red bill with black tip and yellow legs; red fleshy wattle in front of each eye
Photo taken at Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, U.P. India

Habitat:

Dry, open country

Notes:

A large wader bird

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PublishedJanuary 12, 2019

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