Wildlifeof Nepal
Grey-headed Lapwing
Shorebirds
Photo: Mildeep · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vanellus cinereus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, worms and molluscs, taken in shallow water
Habitat
Wet grassland, rice fields and marshland edges when breeding
Size
34–37cm
The grey-headed lapwing is 34–37 cm long, with a grey head and neck, a darker grey breast band and a white belly, a brown back, a white rump and a black tail. It is striking in flight, with black primaries, white underwings and upper-wing secondaries, and brown upper-wing coverts. Young birds have the white areas tinged grey, a less distinct breast band and pale fringes to the upperparts. The call is a sharp chee-it (Wikipedia, general species account).
It feeds in shallow water on insects, worms and molluscs (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Grey-headed Lapwing eat?
- Insects, worms and molluscs, taken in shallow water
- What habitat does the Grey-headed Lapwing live in?
- Wet grassland, rice fields and marshland edges when breeding
- How big is the Grey-headed Lapwing?
- 34–37cm