为探究黄垂麦鸡（Vanellus malabaricus）种群结构、分布模式和栖息地利用情况，研究人员在印度北方邦勒克瑙地区开展研究。通过线样带法等研究发现，其种群稳定但分布不均，夏季数量多，冬季少，未开垦栖息地利用最多。该研究对保护该物种及生态系统意义重大。

In winter, when both sexes join up with larger flocks of Continental birds, their numbers mask the sad fact that populations of native lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) have plummeted by 60% in the past 25 ...

An "iconic" bird with a noticeable hairdo is on the red list for conservation after numbers have more than halved since 1967 - could farmers help bring them back? Peewit is the traditional name ...