Editing Sociable lapwing (section)

==Distribution and habitat==

Unlike other lapwings, which tend to gravitate towards wetter aquatic environments, the sociable lapwing prefers steppes, arid grasslands, and cultivated fields. It breeds in the steppes of [[Kazakhstan]]. Three to four eggs are laid in a ground nest. The sociable lapwing has historically followed two migration routes,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://datazone.birdlife.org/sowb/casestudy/investigating-the-causes-of-sociable-lapwing-declines | title = Investigating the causes of Sociable Lapwing declines | website = BirdLife Datazone}}</ref> one western and one eastern. On its western route, it passes over Central Asia and turkey to winter in [[Israel]], [[Palestine]] and [[Lebanon]], a few regions in [[Saudi Arabia]], as well as [[Eastern Africa]]. On its eastern route, it winters in coastal [[Iran]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[India]].

In the case of two countries, however, the case is different. [[Qatar]] and [[Kuwait]], the sociable lapwing was recorded historically as a [[Vagrancy (biology)|vagrant]], with the first sightings in the 80s. As the nations industrialised, farms and parks were established throughout the countries. In particular, vagrants have visited the Rukaiya farm and Sulaibyia pivot fields in the early 2000s and have taken to repeatedly visiting or even wintering in the nations, giving rise to a third, central migration route.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://qatarbirds.org/category/observations/ | title= birds of Qatar| date= January 2022}}</ref>

Once occupying a large range in Europe, the sociable lapwing has been practically wiped out from the continent. The remnants of the former Ukrainian population migrate to the Iberian peninsula, where up to five individuals may spend the winter. On their way, individuals have been observed in nearly every European country<ref>{{cite web|url= https://britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/V104_N02_P084–090_A.pdf | title= birds of britishbirds}}</ref> and the [[Second French Empire|French Empire]], often found alongside the [[Northern lapwing]] on its migratory and vagrancy trips. It feeds in a similar way, picking [[insect]]s and other small prey mainly from grassland or arable land.

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