Plovers (Charadriidae)
Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) - HBW 3, p. 411
French: Vanneau armé
German: Schmiedekiebitz
Spanish: Avefría Armada
Other common names: Blacksmith Plover
Taxonomy: Charadrius armatus Burchell, 1822, Klaarwater (= Griquatown), South Africa.
Formerly placed in monospecific genus Anitibyx; sometimes included in Hoplopterus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Angola to C Tanzania and CS Kenya, and S to South Africa, except W coast of Namibia.
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An adult standing and calling Locality Matusadona National Park, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 8 September 1999 1 year ago 13 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 15 October 2004 7 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A bird on the grass Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 28 December 2007 5 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on the grass Locality Lake Jipe, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2003 7 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 8 January 2007 5 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
An adult walking on the savanna. Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 38 weeks ago 19 sec 3.7
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An adult portrait.
Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Tadeusz Rosinski 14 January 2013 5 weeks ago 4 -
Blacksmith Lapwing feeding in shallow water.
Locality Dikhololo Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 14 July 2011 24 weeks ago 4 -
Adult looking for water
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Jim Watt 3 March 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Adult in the water.
Locality Mabalingwe Lodge, Limpopo Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 17 September 2004 4 years ago 4 -
taken at Paarl sewage works
Locality Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 20 March 2009 4 years ago 4 -
A bird on a meadow
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 29 March 2011 1 year ago 3.8
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Calling at Okakuejo Waterhole, Etosha NP. 5:45am. Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 16 November 2009 3 years ago 4
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