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| Vanellus cinereus |
(Blyth, 1842) |
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Family: Charadriidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Grey-headed lapwing |
Vanneau à tête grise |
Avefría ceniza |
Graukopfkiebitz |
| Migration: partial |
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mainly intracontinental |
Mainly migratory, but sedentary in places. breeding populations of NE China and SE Russia winter in SE Asia.
Japanese population partly sedentary, with birds in N of range avoiding snow by migrating S. Outside breeding
season occurs in flocks of 5-50 birds. Present in India from Sept/Oct to late Mar/Apr; returns to breeding
grounds in mid-Feb. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |