Red-wattled Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing · BirdGacha
1985 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 35 cm
- Body Mass
- 181 g
- Wingspan
- 68.3 cm
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 113).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 72).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Jairam Vijayan · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
4 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Vanellus indicus aigneri
e Turkey, Iraq, ne Arabian Pen., s Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Vanellus indicus indicus
c Pakistan to Nepal and Bangladesh
- Vanellus indicus lankae
Sri Lanka
- Vanellus indicus atronuchalis
ne India to sw China, se Asia and Malay Pen.
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Vanellus indicus
Which family does it belong to?
Plovers (Charadriidae)
Where is it found?
Oriental: widespread Eastern Turkey & Iraq & Northeastern Arabian Pen. & Southern Turkmenistan & Afghanistan to Northwestern India and Sri Lanka & Eastern to Southwestern China & Malay Pen. and Northern & Southern Vietnam
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · cog2022 · CC BY-NC
