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Critically Endangered: Sociable Lapwing

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Actually, despite the fact that central Asian steppes cover huge areas, Sociable Lapwings breed only around nomadic cattle herders’ settlements, which signifies that this species has evolved alongside wild ungulates, such as Blackbuck and Saiga antelopes, which kept the grass short. Sociable Lapwing photos by Chirag Solanki.

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Seeing Sociable Lapwing in Kazakhstan

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It seems that they especially enjoy being around cattle, which helps lead to the number one cause of nest failure, trampling (the number two reason is predation). Above is the area where the three pairs we observed were nesting which we were told was rather typical for the species.