River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)

About River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Shorebirds and Allies
• Family: Plovers

Vanellus duvaucelii occurs in southern China, much of South-East Asia, and the northern Indian Subcontinent (Chandler 2009), including Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. This species generally occurs at low densities throughout most of its range (Li et al. 2009), and there are several threats that are thought to be driving at least regional or local declines, but the population is expected to go into overall decline as impacts intensify and become more widespread.
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources