Monday, December 1, 2014

Creature Feature #408: Lapwing

Lapwings are crested members of the Plover family. There are a number of different species, spread across the world. This fellow is the only crested plover found in South America. He has benefited from the transformation of forests into grasslands, as it provides him with plenty of territory upon which to forage. His favoured diet is insects and other invertebrates. These he hunts using a wait-and-run technique and much of his foraging is done at night.

Here's his ZooTrophy card. These things are addictive to make - here's hoping they will also prove fun to collect!

(He's a dual waterways/grasslands.)


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