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River lapwing. April 2016.<br />
Dhikala, Corbett.<br />
Sony &alpha; 65, Tamron 150-600 @ 600mm, &fnof;/7.1, 1/640s, ISO 400. River lapwing,Vanellus duvaucelii Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

River lapwing.

April 2016.
Dhikala, Corbett.
Sony α 65, Tamron 150-600 @ 600mm, ƒ/7.1, 1/640s, ISO 400.

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  1. Great light, Mohammed, worthwhile to get up this early :) Posted 8 years ago

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The river lapwing is a lapwing species which breeds from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Southeast Asia. It range includes much of northern and northeastern India, stretching towards Myanmar, to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. It appears to be entirely sedentary. Formerly also called spur-winged lapwing, this name is better reserved for one of the "spur-winged plovers" of old, ''Vanellus spinosus'' of Africa, whose scientific name it literally translates. The masked lapwing of Australasia was.. more

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Species identified by Mohammed Salman
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Uploaded Sep 28, 2016. Captured Apr 9, 2016 06:48.
  • SLT-A65V
  • f/7.1
  • 1/640s
  • ISO400
  • 600mm