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Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Field Notes

Description:

Distinctive black cap ringed with white, and a black forehead extending to behind the eye; throat and chest are brown; white belly; upperpart is brown; bright red legs; black tipped red bill.
Photo taken at Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania

Habitat:

Wide range of drier grasslands, including bushed and wooded areas

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