Red-wattled Lapwing
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Plovers and Lapwings

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Order
Charadriiformes

Overview

The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching. Their characteristic loud alarm calls are indicators of human or animal movements and the sounds have been variously rendered as did he do it or pity to do it leading to the colloquial name of did-he-do-it bird. Usually seen in pairs or small groups not far from water, they sometimes form large aggregations in the non-breeding season (winter).

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Last updated September 29, 2026.