Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris (Hartlaub, 1855)

Long-toed Lapwing, Vanellus crassirostris, is a lapwing of inland Africa, breeding across central, eastern and south-eastern parts of the continent. It is found around lakes, pools, marshes, floodplains and swamps, and also uses flooded rice fields and wet grassland when conditions suit. The bird is a sedentary species while water remains available. It has long red legs and toes, a red bill with a black tip, and in flight shows broad white in the wing feathers, with the feet trailing beyond the tail.

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Charadriidae — Plovers

Breeding range

Africa: inland wc, e, se Africa