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| Lapwing Vanellus vanellus [Linnaeus, 1758] | |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Charadriidae |
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BTO Codes:
L. , LAPWI
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EURING No: 4930 | |
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Number in Britain:
154 thousand pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
30 cm
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Wingspan: 84 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 230 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: vannus a winnowing fan (in ref. to its floppy flight) |
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World Distribution:
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Europe, Asia & n Africa |
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Habitat:
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pasture, wet meadow, on migration estuaries |
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Diet:
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Invertebrates from ground, will feed at night, esp when bright moon |
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TitBit:
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Ever since Chaucer wrote of the 'false lapwynge, ful of treacherye', the lapwing has had an association with deceit, perhaps because of its beautiful plumage and joyous display flights |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
154 thousand pairs
in 1985-98
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Winter:
1.5 to 2 million indviduals
in 1981-92
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
8th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Latest Survey:
Wilson, A. et al. (2001) Bird Study 48:2-17
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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| Most frequent in: Estuaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Also common in: Marsh, Reedbed, Lakes, Ponds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| And found in: Grass/Heath, Moorland, Along Rivers, Along Streams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
1.1 to 1.7 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
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Egg Size:
47 x 33 mm
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Egg Weight: 26.0 g (of which 6 % is shell) | |||||||||
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Number of Nest Records:
798
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Clutch Size:
4 eggs
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3.76 ± 0.54 (2 - 5) N = 4425
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Incubation:
25 - 34 days
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by the:
Female (occ. Male)
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Fledging:
35 - 40 days
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Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
12 Apr (25 Mar - 25 May)
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Number of Broods:
1
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Trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
3808
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Adult Survival:
0.752
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Juvenile Survival:
0.595 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
21yr1m
(Denmark: 23yr 7m)
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Ring Size:
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Wing Length
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Adult: | 231.3 ± 6.3 | Range | 221 - 241 mm, N =748 | |||
| Juvenile: | 227.1 ± 9.2 | 217 - 238 mm, N =385 | |||||
| Male: | 233.7 ± 5.9 | 224 - 243 mm, N =304 | |||||
| Female: | 228.3 ± 5.4 | 220 - 236 mm, N =205 | |||||
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Weight
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Adult: | 250.3 ± 25.23 | Range | 214.0 - 295.0 g , N =733 | |||
| Juvenile: | 223.9 ± 25.50 | 189.0 - 276.0 g , N =376 | |||||
| Male: | 252.4 ± 25.05 | 217.0 - 300.0 g , N =296 | |||||
| Female: | 248.3 ± 28.28 . | 211.0 - 300.0 g , N =203 | |||||
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| Other Names | |
| Northern Lapwing | |
| Gaelic: Curracag | Welsh: Cornchwiglen |
| Danish: Vibe | Dutch: Kievit |
| Finnish: Töyhtöhyyppä | French: Vanneau huppé |
| German: Kiebitz | Hungarian: Bíbic |
| Icelandic: Vepja | Irish: Pilibín |
| Italian: Pavoncella | Norwegian: Vipe |
| Polish: Czajka zwyczajna | Portuguese: Abibe-comum |
| Spanish: Avefría | Swedish: Tofsvipa |
| Local Names: Peewit, Green Plover, Teuchit, Hornpie, Flopwing | |
| Collective Noun: Deceit (or Desert) | |
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| For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Shrubb, M. 2007 The Lapwing Poyser, London [598.612 SHR] |
| Spencer, K.P.G. 1953 The lapwing in Britain A. Brown & Sons, London [598.612 SPE] |
| Ennion, E.A.R. 1949 The Lapwing Methuen, London [598.612 ENN] |
| See Also: |
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Wikipedia entry
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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BOU Register of Avian Theses entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005
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Find more papers on Google Scholar
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Find more papers on Scirus
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