Listen to the Sociable lapwing
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About the Sociable lapwing
The Sociable lapwing is a bird in the family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “critically endangered”. Adults have a wingspan of about 70 cm and weigh around 200 g.
What does the Sociable lapwing sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), referred to as the sociable plover in the UK, is a wader in the plover family. It is a fully migratory bird, breeding in Kazakhstan and wintering in the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and Sudan with a very small wintering population in Iberia. Historical literature referred to this bird as the black-bellied lapwing.
Related birds in the genus Vanellus
More from the family Charadriidae
Little ringed plover
Charadrius dubius
Common ringed plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
European golden plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
New Zealand dotterel
Charadrius obscurus
Piping plover
Charadrius melodus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Sociable lapwing sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Sociable lapwing on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Sociable lapwing endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sociable lapwing as “critically endangered”.
What family does the Sociable lapwing belong to?
The Sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Saint-Martin-la-Garenne, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Saint-Martin-la-Garenne, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q279307 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sociable lapwing – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by andrewbazdyrev – CC BY 4.0