The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit, pewit, tuit or tew-it (imitative of its cry), green plover (emphasising the colour of the plumage) or (in the British Isles) just lapwing (which refers to its pretence of injury by dragging its wing to lure predators away from the nest), is a bird in the lapwing family. It is common through temperate Eurasia.
Photo: @coleiche · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
- Observations in the area
- 4
- Last sighting
- 30 December 2025
- Category
- Birds
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- VU · Vulnerable
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Where it has been observed
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Photo: Ярослав Матлаев · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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