Black-winged Lapwing
Masai Mara
22Oct2014
Termites a large part of diet
...found in separate large areas
in eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.
...found in separate large areas
in eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.
Vanellus melanopterus
(L 11-12")
The wild circus of lapwings performing
their rumble-tumble gymnastics.
their rumble-tumble gymnastics.
(John Bevis)
Vanellus is Latin for
lapwing,
literally little fan; melanopterus
is Greek for black-winged.
literally little fan; melanopterus
is Greek for black-winged.
© Andrew
Spencer
Spencer
Macaulay
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