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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the grass Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 28 December 2007 3 years ago 32 sec 4.1 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 15 October 2004 6 years ago 25 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on the grass Locality Lake Jipe, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2003 6 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 4 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
Blacksmith lapwing and its pulli (Transport dam) by a windy and rainy day Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 1 October 2009 1 year ago 30 sec 3.7 -
An adult walking and feeding on the grass. Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2000 9 years ago 34 sec 3.3
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A bird on a meadow
Locality Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 29 March 2011 7 weeks ago 4 -
Adult looking for water
Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Jim Watt 3 March 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adult in the water.
Locality Mabalingwe Lodge, Limpopo Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 17 September 2004 2 years ago 4 -
taken at Paarl sewage works
Locality Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 20 March 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adult and juvenile
Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Loutjie Steenberg 1 October 2010 49 weeks ago 3.6 -
An adult, standing on the ground.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 4 November 2010 50 weeks ago 3.6
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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 2 years ago 4
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