Black-winged Lapwing (Plover)
Vanellus melanopterus
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The black-winged lapwing mainly occurs at higher elevations and often in grassland or areas that have been plowed or mowed as in these images. Note the red legs and the broad white forehead color that extends almost to the upper eye-ring, features that distinguish it from the Senegal lapwing.
 

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