Common Name: Red-wattled Lapwing
Scientific Name: Vanellus indicus
Nepali Name: Hootitau ( हुटिट्याउँ )
Size: 32-35 cm (size)
Location: Sauraha, Chitwan
Widely spread residents and found below 1050m in river banks, swamplands these Red-wattled Lapwings have black cap and breast with a red beak, red strip in the eye line and yellow legs.
Please feel free to comment below if the above species has been misidentified.
Mahendra Prasad Uprety
Is this spp. Male or Female
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The male and female Red-wattled Lapwing are similar when it comes to plumage and can be differentiated by the longer carpal spur and longer wings in the males. I haven’t been able to identify it on this image as the feet are below the water. I will post a proper one after I get an image that will help in identifying the sex easily.