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	Lapwing
		Lapwings are medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae, which also includes the plovers and dotterels.
		The traditional terms plover, lapwing, and dotterel were coined long before modern understandings of the relationships between different groups of birds emerged: in consequence, several of the lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are still called "plovers", and the reverse also applies.
		While authorities are generally agreed that there about 24 species of lapwing, classifications within the subfamily remain confused.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/l/la/lapwing.html (198 words)

	Sociable Lapwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sociable Lapwing, or Sociable Plover, Vanellus gregarius, is a wader in the lapwing family of birds.
		This lapwing is a very rare vagrant in western Europe, where this gregarious bird is usually found with Northern Lapwings.
		This attractive medium-sized lapwing has longish fl legs and a short fl bill.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/s/so/sociable_lapwing.html (205 words)

	Plover
		Plovers are a widely distributed family of wading birds with 64-66 species.
		The family Charadriidae is sometimes further divided to give the subfamily Charadriinae (plovers and lapwings).
		The plovers are found throughout the world, and are characterised by relatively short bills.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pl/Plover.html (131 words)

	Sociable Lapwing - Steppekievit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Every year in spring at least one Sociable Lapwing is found in The Netherlands.
		Sometimes they are reported until autumn, but usually we lose track of them during the month of May. I personally think it's one of the most beautiful birds occurring in the Western Palearctic, their delicate but contrasting head and belly pattern always appearing very special every time I see one.
		This bird was a little unusual in not joining any Lapwings at all: it was just on its own, walking around in a rather wet meadow near the town of Stompwijk, very close to the city of Leiden, where I live.
	www.warbler.phytoconsult.nl /soc_lapwing.htm (182 words)

	Lapwing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover.
		A group of lapwings is called a "deceit".
		Spur-winged, Blacksmith, River, Southern, Andean and Pied Lapwings are boldly patterned, red-eyed species with a spurred carpal joint.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lapwing (261 words)

	BirdLife steps in to save Sociable Lapwing
		The Sociable Lapwing (also known as the Sociable Plover) now only breeds in northern Kazakhstan and bordering regions of Russia.
		However, there is no clear evidence as to exactly what is causing the Sociable Lapwing's decline.
		The results of the study will be used to develop a larger scale conservation research and management project in a bid to understand and halt the global decline of the Sociable Lapwing and its specific steppe habitat.
	www.birdlife.org /news/news/2004/05/sociable_lapwing.html (350 words)

	Free-living World News - August 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius has declined massively and rapidly for unknown reasons.
		Preliminary studies by ACBK and NABU in the central Kazakhstan Tengiz Lakes region have led to the discovery of two small colonies of Sociable Lapwings.
		The results of the study will be used to develop a larger scale conservation research and management project in a bid to understand and halt the global decline of the Sociable Lapwing.
	www.free-living.com /free-livingextra/news/News0804.htm (2195 words)

	Endangered bird buzz sparks social event - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		The sociable plover, also known as the sociable lapwing, only breeds in northern Kazakhstan and bordering regions of Russia, and winters in the Middle East, Northeast Africa and Northern India.
		The reserve is not due to open until autumn 2006 next year, but in an unprecedented move, the reserve was opened up periodically for the public to see the sociable plover.
		Over the 2 weeks or so that the sociable plover was present, over 1,700 people visited the reserve to see this rarity and would like to thank all who have helped to marshall and guide visitors on site.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/birdwatching/sociableplover.asp (369 words)

	Conserving a Flagship Steppe Species: the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing
		Conserving a Flagship Steppe Species: the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing
		To develop effective mechanisms and capacity to improve the conservation status of the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing
		Breeding and wintering populations and distribution estimated and migratory routes clarified
	www.darwin.gov.uk /projects/details/15032.html (146 words)

	IngentaConnect Nest survival and productivity of the critically endangered Socia... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius is a critically endangered species, probably declining from 5000 pairs to 500 pairs in 11 years.
		Chicks preferentially selected areas with a lower percentage of bare ground and possibly taller vegetation, suggesting that more vegetated areas are important for chicks.
		The results suggest that low egg survival due to nesting in areas of high grazer density may be responsible for the Sociable Lapwing's decline.
	www.ingentaconnect.com /content/bsc/ibi/2006/00000148/00000003/art00010 (487 words)

	WPSI - Wildlife Protection Society of India - news
		Keoladeo Ghana sanctuary in Rajasthan was declared a national park and a Ramsar site in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
		Home to over 350 migratory and resident birds including rarities like the Siberian Crane, Sociable Lapwing, Sarus Crane and the Black-necked Stork, Keoladeo’s prominence has been established at a global level with thousands of tourists visiting the park and sustaining the socio-economy of the town.
		Keoladeo NP is one of the most important wetlands in the world home to more than 350 types of resident and migratory birds including the Sarus Crane, Siberian Crane, Sociable Lapwing, and the Black-necked Stork.
	www.wpsi-india.org /news/sos_keoladeo.php (555 words)

	KEOLADEO
		Bureaucratic incompetence and apathy, together with poor local land management due to lack of education and environmental awareness, have combined to seriously threaten the future of the park after a succession of droughts.
		The Park is the habitat of over 350 species of birds and has been declared a World Heritage Site.
		As a result of successive droughts, largely as a result of poor land management, the area has dried up and migratory birds now cease to visit these wetlands.
	www.proact-campaigns.net /india/keoladeo.html (646 words)

	[APMW] FW: [OB] Sociable bird vanishes: survey (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dear colleagues, Attached is a report on the results of a survey of the globally threatened Sociable Plover that is now limited to the Central Asian Flyway.
		According to the UK-based BirdLife International, the 30-cm-tall sociable lapwing with fl cap, white supercilium, dark legs and dark bill has declined by around 95 per cent during the past 15 years.
		Its latest population is believed to be between 200 and 400 in the world.
	www.deh.gov.au.cob-web.org:8888 /discussion-groups/apmw/msg00311.html (550 words)

	BirdGuides Photo Page
		Sociable Lapwing at Rainham Marshes RSPB, Greater London
		Many thanks to the reserve RSPB staff for allowing access this afternoon.
		Copyright of images remains with the individual photographers and pictures may not be reproduced or downloaded without the written permission of the contributor.
	www.birdguides.com /birdnews/pictures.asp?t=305140 (176 words)

	Sociable lapwing - Vanellus gregarius: More Still Images - ARKive
		Sociable lapwing - Vanellus gregarius: More Still Images - ARKive
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	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Vanellus_gregarius/more_still_images.html (29 words)

	BirdForum - BirdLife steps in to save Sociable Lapwing
		The Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius has declined by around 15% in the last 15 years
		Interesting info,thankyou.I did not know there was a species known as the "Sociable Lapwing".I wonder how its name came into use,or rather who named the species.Which sets me thinking,who does give the birds a species name,esp the many sub species?.
		I nearly posted oin this last night not knowing of this thread...as someone who has had the pleasure of seeing this species in England I was very shocked how it has gone unnoticed - it is very worrying...and also worrying that it hasn't generated any more discussion!!!
	www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=16717 (870 words)

	Mangoverde World Bird Guide Photo Page: Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mangoverde World Bird Guide Photo Page: Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
		World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Sociable Lapwing :: Photo Page
		Pivot Fields, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Mar 1, 2005
	www.mangoverde.com /wbg/picpages/pic60-20-3.html (33 words)

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