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Yellow-wattled lapwing

Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 140 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the yellow-wattled lapwing

Weight
140 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
27.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the yellow-wattled lapwing live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-wattled lapwing?

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The yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) is a lapwing that is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It is found mainly on the dry plains of peninsular India and has a sharp call and is capable of fast flight. Although they do not migrate, they are known to make seasonal movements in response to rains. They are dull grey brown with a black cap, yellow legs and a triangular wattle at the base of the beak. Like other lapwings and plovers, they are ground birds and their nest is a mere collection of tiny pebbles within which their well camouflaged eggs are laid. The chicks are nidifugous, leaving the nest shortly after hatching and following their parents to forage for food.

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Is the yellow-wattled lapwing endangered?

The yellow-wattled lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the yellow-wattled lapwing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyCharadriidae
  6. genusVanellus
  7. SpeciesVanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Charadrius malabaricus, Hoplopterus malabaricus, Lobipluvia malabarica, Lobipluvia malarbarica, Vanellus malarbaricus

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • أبو طيط أصفر اللغدArabic
  • fredeluga de l'ÍndiaCatalan
  • čejka indickáCzech
  • cornchwiglen dagellfelenWelsh
  • Indisk LapvibeDanish
  • GelblappenkiebitzGerman
  • Gelblappen-KiebitzGerman
  • Malabara vaneloEsperanto
  • flavkarunkla vaneloEsperanto
  • Avefría malabarSpanish
  • india kiivitajaEstonian
  • خروسکلی مالابارPersian
  • intianhyyppäFinnish
  • Vanneau de MalabarFrench
  • קיווית צהובת-שפםHebrew
  • indijski vivakCroatian
  • malabári bíbicHungarian
  • Մալաբարյան եղտյուրիկArmenian
  • Pavoncella caruncole gialleItalian
  • Pavoncella indiana dalle caruncole gialleItalian
  • キトサカゲリJapanese
  • malabarinė pempėLithuanian
  • മഞ്ഞക്കണ്ണി തിത്തിരിMalayalam
  • माळटिटवीMarathi
  • दोयम हुटिट्याउँNepali
  • MalabarkievitDutch
  • hinduvipeNorwegian
  • ਪੀਲੀ ਟਟੀਹਰੀPunjabi
  • czajka brunatnaPolish
  • پیلی ٹٹیہریWestern Panjabi
  • abibe-malabarPortuguese
  • abibe-de-barbilhão-amareloPortuguese
  • Малабарский чибисRussian
  • Малабарская пигалицаRussian
  • cíbik uzdičkovýSlovak
  • Indijski resasti vivakSerbian
  • gulflikvipaSwedish
  • மஞ்சள் ஆள்காட்டிTamil
  • மஞ்சள் மூக்கு ஆள்காட்டிTamil
  • Sarı İbikli KızkuşuTurkish
  • Sarı gerdanlı kızkuşuTurkish
  • чайка малабарськаUkrainian
  • 黃垂麥雞Chinese
  • 黄垂麦鸡Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-wattled lapwing

Other species in the same genus Vanellus.

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Common questions

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How big is the yellow-wattled lapwing?

An adult yellow-wattled lapwing weighs 140 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-wattled lapwing endangered?

The yellow-wattled lapwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the yellow-wattled lapwing?

The yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-wattled-lapwing

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_wattled_lapwing_2026,
  title = {Yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-wattled-lapwing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}