Czajka (other)
Czajka (''lapwing'' in Polish language, Polish) may refer to: * Aero-Kros MP-02 Czajka, a 2000s Polish light aircraft * Kocjan Czajka, a pre-war Polish glider * , a Polish minesweeper * SZD-18 Czajka, a post-war Polish glider * WS-3 Czajka, a 1950s Polish light aircraft * Czajka (surname) *Chajka See also

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Lapwing
Lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are any of various ground-nesting birds (Family (biology), family Charadriidae) akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wingbeats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. The traditional terms "plover", "lapwing", and "dotterel" do not correspond exactly to current taxonomic models; thus, several of the Vanellinae are often called plovers, and Red-kneed dotterel, one a dotterel, while a few of the "true" plovers (subfamily Charadriinae) are known colloquially as lapwings. In general, a lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover. In Europe's Anglophone countries, ''lapwing'' refers specifically to the northern lapwing, the only member of this group to occur in most of the continent and thus the first bird to go by the English name ''lapwing'' (also known as ''peewit'' or ''pyewipe''). In the fanciful taxonomy promoted by medieval courtesy books, a group of lapwings was called a "deceit". Sy ...
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