The river lapwing has a black face and crown and the nape feathers can be raised to form a crest. It also has a black central throat and belly patch, black tail and black legs. The back is brown, the rump is white and it has gray-white neck sides.
It is near-threatened and has a small total population, possibly no more than 15,000 individuals. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, including much of northern and northeastern India, and extends through Southeast Asia to Vietnam.
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| River lapwing range from Birds of the World. It is resident in its range. |
We only saw one small group, in the far western Burapahar Range of Kaziranga and they were far away so I did not get good photos. I've seen one photo of a river lapwing with a raised crest and it looks very cool.
The colors remind me of Canadian geese.
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