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Lapwing - Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus malabaricus

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Description:

Large wader; black crown; white stripe on eye till nape; black chin and throat; brown to sandy brown breast and upper parts; white belly; lemon yellow wattles and yellow legs.
Photo taken at Mela Kothi, U.P. India

Habitat:

Dry open country, fallow land and stony ground

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