Plovers Archives - Birds of Gujarat

Sociable Lapwing

Vishal Vasu — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:32:24 +0000

Sociable Lapwing, also known as Sociable Plover is a critically endangered species of Lapwing family and is classified as a rare bird. The Sociable Lapwing comes to India as a winter visitor and flocks of these birds migrate to North Western India including Gujarat and Rajasthan during winters from their Read more…

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Lesser Sand Plover

Vishal Vasu — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 12:17:55 +0000

The Lesser Sand Plover is a small-to-medium sized shorebird with a short stout bill and short grey legs. This species is very similar to the Greater Sand Plover, and differentiating between the two is very difficult. The Lesser Sand Plover typically breeds in Eastern Siberia, Southern Mongolia, Western China and Read more…

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Kentish Plover

Vishal Vasu — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:12:37 +0000

Kentish Plover is a small and plump wader bird or a shore bird which can be found near coastal sand flats, salt pans, river banks and lake shores. Kentish Plover is a sexually dimorphic bird and flaunts a different plumage especially during the breeding season. It shows little fear of Read more…

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Red-wattled Lapwing

Sanjeev Kapadia — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 06:03:20 +0000

Red-wattled Lapwing is long legged bird from plover family widely found across West Asia to South Asia. They are commonly found in India up to southernmost tip. They are also known as the Red-wattled Plover and locally as the “did-he-do-it” bird due to its unmistakable call. Gujarati Name ટીટોડી Scientific Read more…

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Greater Sand Plover

Vishal Vasu — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 06:58:39 +0000

The Greater Sand Plover, also known as Large Sand Dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The two sand plovers, i.e. Lesser and Greater are very difficult birds to identify correctly. In all plumages, it is very similar to Lesser Sand Plover except the shape and Read more…

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Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Sanjeev Kapadia — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:36:12 +0000

Yellow-wattled Lapwing is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent and is found mostly found in dry plain areas in India. They are found in most parts of India, parts of Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. They are from lapwing family which is a group of medium sized waders. They are Read more…

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