Tours where you can spot this bird
1 tour in Namibia
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822)
Charadriidae — Plovers
Blacksmith Lapwing, Vanellus armatus, is a lapwing of inland Africa, breeding from west-central Angola to south Kenya and south to South Africa. It is closely tied to wetlands of every size, including very small damp patches, and it avoids mountains. The species is strikingly marked in black, grey and white, with red eyes and a wing spur. Its bill is black, while the legs are black or white-grey with dappling. It is now well established in parts of South Africa, including the Western Cape, and it feeds on aquatic and land invertebrates.
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Charadriidae — Plovers
- Breeding range
- Africa: inland wc Angola to sc Kenya and s to South Africa
