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White-tailed Lapwing plus white on wings, nicely displayed while flying off turning to the right Azerbaijan,Geotagged,Vanellus leucurus,White-tailed lapwing,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

White-tailed Lapwing

plus white on wings, nicely displayed while flying off turning to the right

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The White-tailed lapwing

The white-tailed lapwing or white-tailed plover is a wader in the lapwing genus. The genus name "Vanellus" is Medieval Latin for a lapwing and derives from "vannus" a winnowing fan. The specific "leucurus" is from Ancient Greek "leukouros", "white-tailed".

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded Mar 9, 2022. Captured Feb 22, 2022 13:40 in 3RX3+R2 Muğan, Azerbaijan.
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  • NIKON D500
  • f/10.0
  • 10/5000s
  • ISO280
  • 500mm
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.