Red-wattled Lapwing

Scientific Name: Vanellus indicus

Red-wattled Lapwing Fact File

Distribution: Widespread in Asia

Conservation Status: Least Concern

Subspecies: Four

• V. i. aigneri – south-eastern Turkey to Pakistan
• V. i. indicus – central Pakistan to Nepal; north-eastern India; and Bangladesh
• V. i. lankae – Sri Lanka
• V. i. atronuchalis – north-eastern India to southern China; south-eastern Asia; Malay Peninsular; and northern Sumatra

Further Reading: The World’s Wattled Waders

Current conservation efforts

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