White-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus (Lichtenstein, 1823) (Aves, Charadriidae) in Nallasopara, Palghar, Maharashtra state, India — a rare species for western Maharashtra

By

Satose, Varun
Choursiya, Vikrant
Parekh, Arpit

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-9-10

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1957--3

Subjects

migratory , Mumbai , saltpan , subcontinent , wader , wetland , winter range

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1957

 

Abstract

The White-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus, is a winter visitor to India that breeds in Central Asia and portions of southern Russia. It is occasionally sighted in the western region of Maharashtra state, India, but rarely documented. Previously it is known from only a few records in this state. We report a new record of V. leucurus from Maharashtra state, as well as an earlier sighting of this species.