Key Facts
Family: Charadriidae
Biometrics:
Length: 26 to 28 cm, Weight: 108 to 203 g, Wingspan: 65 to 69 cm
Range:
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Vagrant birds have been observed in Myanmar and Malaysia. In India, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Habitat:
Wetlands, shrubs, swamps, grasslands, open and harvested fields
Clicked at: Sasan Gir National Park in Gujarat