Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Latin Name: 
Vanellus malabaricus
Category: 
Size: 
28cm
Description: 

Sexes alike. Jet-black cap, bordered with white; sandy-brown upper body; black band in white tail; in flight, white bar in black wings; black chin and throat;
sandy-brown breast; black band on lower breast; white below; yellow lappets above and in front of eyes and yellow legs diagnostic. Solitary or in pairs, rarely small gatherings; sometimes with the more common Red-wattled Lapwing V. indicus; as a rule, prefers drier habitat; quiet and unobtrusive; feeds on ground, moving suspiciously.

Habitat: 
dry, open country.
Food: 
mostly insects.
Distribution: 
from NW India south through the area; does not occur in extreme NE.
Call: 
Call Description: 
short, plaintive notes; on the whole a quiet bird; quickrepeated notes when nest site intruded upon.
National Status: