Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842)

Grey-headed Lapwing, Vanellus cinereus, breeds in inland Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia in north and north-east China, and from Honshu to Kyushu in Japan. It moves south for the non-breeding season to north-east and southern India, through south-east Asia to the Malay Peninsula, and to northern and southern Vietnam and south-east China. A lapwing of the Charadriidae, it is marked by a grey head and neck, a darker grey breast band, and a white belly, with brown upperparts and a black tail.

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae — Plovers

Breeding range

Palearctic: inland Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia (nc, ne China), Honshu to Kyushu (c, s Japan)

Nonbreeding range

to ne, s India, through se Asia to Malay Pen., n, s Vietnam and se China