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. på marsken ved Vadehavet, men trækker sydpå om vinteren.
Pigeon-sized pied with a green-glossed back and a long, thin crest. In breeding dress the male has black on , throat and breast, set against a white face. Very broad, rounded wings in flight.
Voice
A shrill, carrying "pee-wit" — the classic call over the meadow; a wheezy creaking phrase in display flight.
Facts
Wingspan
70–75 cm
Conservation status
næsten truet
Family
plovers
Charadriidae
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- Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
- Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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