Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Viben er en vadefugl, der yngler i Europa og Asien. I Danmark findes den på strandenge eller græsarealer med kreaturer, f.eks.
Pigeon-sized pied with a green-glossed back and a long, thin crest. The breeding male shows a black crown, throat and breast against a white face. Very broad, rounded wings in flight.
Plumage and variation
Male and female: Females and young show a shorter crest and a less crisp head pattern.
Voice
A loud, shrill "pee-wit" — the classic call over the meadow; a wheezy creaking phrase in display flight.
Behaviour
The male’s spring display is a wild, tumbling, throwing flight low over the meadow. Defends nest and young furiously against crows and predators; outside breeding in big flocks on arable land and mudflats.
When and where
Breeds on meadows and damp fields, especially towards the Wadden Sea; back by mid-February from south-west Europe. Once abundant, but much declined through the 1900s with cultivation and drainage — now red-listed vulnerable.
Facts
Wingspan
70–75 cm
Conservation status
næsten truet
Relatives
Family
plovers
Charadriidae
Order
waders, gulls and auks
Charadriiformes
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