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Also known as the peewit, the lapwing is distributed through Europe, as well as some parts of Asia and Africa. It draws the name "peewit" from its cry.

Lapwing

Also known as the peewit, the lapwing is distributed through Europe, as well as some parts of Asia and…

A genus of birds of the plover family, native to Eurasia, Africa, and Iceland. They are about the size of a pigeon, frequent marshes and woodlands, and from their peculiar cry are frequently called peewit.

Lapwing

A genus of birds of the plover family, native to Eurasia, Africa, and Iceland. They are about the size…

"The Lapwing with one wing fully extended, and forming a long lever; the other being in a flexed condition and forming a short lever."—Pettigrew, 1874

Northern Lapwing

"The Lapwing with one wing fully extended, and forming a long lever; the other being in a flexed condition…