Common name:
Red-wattled Lapwing
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Vanellus indicus
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
fun facts:
The Red-wattled Lapwing, also known as an Asian Lapwing or Asian Plover, is a migrant to Ladakh. It was recorded for the first time in Ladakh at Spituk. Normally spotted in open marshes. The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Choldan Gasha, Spituk
