Description:

Strikingly distinct lapwing, metallic glossy green upperparts, blackish crest and bronze scapulars; very broad wings. Black crest, white (or buff) and black face pattern, black breast-band, and dark green upperparts. Juvenile has prominent buff fringes to mantle, scapulars and wing-coverts. Has very broad, rounded wing-tips.

Distribution:

Uncommon passage migrant mainly through the western areas of Gilgit-Baltistan. Normally found around grasslands, wet meadows, pasturelands, margins of lakes, rivers, marshes and wetlands, up to 3000m during passage.

Behavior:

Locates prey both visually and aurally, mostly as bird walks or runs, occasionally pausing to probe ground. Rather frequently feeds by foot-trembling. Diurnal and nocturnal; but flocks are more dispersed when feeding at night. Feeds on invertebrate prey, primarily earthworms and insects, including larvae and adults of beetles, ants, Diptera flies, moths and crickets; also spiders and snails.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Northern Lapwing in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Northern Lapwing

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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