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A photo of a Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
Grey-headed Lapwing

Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus

The grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast Asia from northeastern India to Cambodia. The Japanese population winters, at least partially, in southern Honshū. This species has occurred as a vagrant in Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, New South Wales, Australia and Sri Lanka. The grey-headed lapwing is 34–37 cm long. It has a grey head and neck, darker grey breast band and white belly. The back is brown, the rump is white and the tail is black. This is a striking species in flight, with black primaries, white under wings and upper wing secondaries, and brown upper wing coverts. Adults of both sexes are similarly plumaged, but males are slightly larger than females. Young birds have the white areas of plumage tinged with grey, a less distinct breast band, and pale fringes to the upperpart and wing covert feathers. The call of the Grey-headed Lapwing is a sharp chee-it.
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A photo of a Grey-headed Lapwing photographed in Loch Sanderay (Loch Sanndaraigh) United Kingdom
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Harriet Baber
Friday 26 May 2023 - 1:08pm
United Kingdom
A photo of a Grey-headed Lapwing photographed in Long Nanny United Kingdom
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Ian Bennell
Saturday 06 May 2023 - 11:37am
United Kingdom
A photo of a Grey-headed Lapwing photographed in Long Nanny United Kingdom
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Matt O'Sullivan
Tuesday 02 May 2023 - 9:00am
United Kingdom
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Friday 24 Feb 2023 - 8:00am
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