Sociable
Lapwing
The sociable lapwing or sociable plover (Vanellus
gregarius) is a critically endangered wader in the lapwing family
of birds.
In 2004 BirdLife
International categorised this bird
as critically endangered, due to a very rapid population decline for poorly
understood reasons.
The main decline took place between 1960 and 1987, when the known
population halved; it is some 20-25% of the 1930s population levels (BirdLife
International 2006).
The current population was estimated to be between 600 and 1,800 mature
birds in 2006 (BirdLife International), but is being revised to the upward end
of that scale, possibly more, following the discovery of the species'
previously unknown main wintering grounds in Syria, where 1500 birds of all ages were encountered
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