{"id":2173,"date":"2021-08-28T14:32:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T13:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2021-09-01T08:27:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T07:27:45","slug":"sociable-lapwing-vanellus-gregarius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=2173","title":{"rendered":"Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– medium-sized wader, size of a small dove
\n– nocturnal\/diurnal migrant
\n– migrates singly or (more regular) in small rather dense flocks
\n– in western WP sometimes mixed with Northern Lapwing<\/a><\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"BIF328_MPU_I8Z8790_090916_soclapw_winter_d_boesewig\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF0328, 16\/09\/2009, B\u00f6sewig, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– black primaries and white secondaries
\n– clean white underwings
\n– brownish grey breast and white belly in 1CY and NBREED
\n– long black legs, the feet protrude the tail<\/p>\n

\"BIF329_MPU_I8Z8805_090916_soclapw_winter_d_boesewig\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, 1CY
\nNorthern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0328, 16\/09\/2009, B\u00f6sewig, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– wing pattern resembles Sabine’s Gull
\n– aged as 1CY by pale fringes on mantle<\/p>\n

\"BIF330_MPU_I1Q7594_121007_soclapw_winter_d_wermsd\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, 1CY
\nNorthern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0330, 07\/10\/2012, Wermsdorfer Teiche, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– compared to Northern Lapwing<\/a> slightly longer bill and flatter forehead<\/p>\n

\"BIF331_MPU_I1Q7588_121007_soclapw_winter_d_wermsd\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, 1CY
\n<\/strong>Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0331, 07\/10\/2012, Wermsdorfer Teiche, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– from below difficult to seperate from NBREED
\n– white tail with broad black terminal band similar to Grey-headed Lapwing<\/a>
\n– no dark breast band (-> Grey-headed Lapwing<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"BIF332_MPU_I8Z8813_090916_soclapw_winter_d_boesewig\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, 1CY
\nNorthern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0332, 16\/09\/2009, B\u00f6sewig, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– the white secondaries enable the ID even from this angle<\/p>\n

\"BIF333_MPU_I1Q7610_121007_soclapw_winter_d_wermsd\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius, 1CY
\nNorthern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0333, 07\/10\/2012, Wermsdorfer Teiche, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– more slender and pointy wings than Northern Lapwing<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BIF1006_MHExxx_120330_soclapw-3-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, AD, BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1006, 30\/03\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df
\n– in BREED with dark belly
\n– prominent white supercilium and white front contrasting to black eye stripe<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, AD, BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1007, 30\/03\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df
\n– brownish grey mantle reaches the black hand, different in White-tailed Lapwing<\/a> and Grey-headed Lapwing<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, AD, NBREED
\nNorthern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, AD, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1008, 09\/10\/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df
\n– lacks the black breast band of Grey-headed Lapwing<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, AD, NBREED
\nNorthern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1009, 09\/10\/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df
\n– even at distance easy to point out in of a flock of Northern Lapwings<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF1010, 26\/09\/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, AD, BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1011, 04\/04\/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n

\"BIF334_MPU_I1Q7584_121007_soclapw_winter_d_wermsd\"
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, NBREED
\nNorthern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF334, 07\/10\/2012, Wermsdorfer Teiche, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– shows more pointed wings in comparison to Northern Lapwing<\/a><\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– flight call a wooden sounding, rather low frequent broadband trill<\/em>
\n– length slightly variable
\n– main energy between 2,5 and 4kHz<\/p>\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/BIF1012-1_1-11_BIF0000_MHExxx_120330_soclapw-1-FC_aze_besh-barmag_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"
\n– overview –
\n\"\"
\n– detail –
\nSociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius<\/em>, AD, calls during migration<\/strong>
\nBIF1012, 30\/03\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Eurasian Dotterel (v)
\nSpur-winged Lapwing<\/a> (v)
\nGrey-headed Lapwing<\/a> (v)
\nWhite-tailed Lapwing<\/a> (v)
\nNorthern Lapwing<\/a> (v)
\nSabine’s Gull (v)<\/p>\n

#shorebird #wader<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – medium-sized wader, size of a small dove – nocturnal\/diurnal migrant – migrates singly or (more regular) in small rather dense flocks – in western WP sometimes mixed with Northern Lapwing >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius, 1CY BIF0328, 16\/09\/2009, B\u00f6sewig, Germany, Mathias Putze – black primaries and white secondaries … Continue reading Sociable Lapwing
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