Spur Winged Lapwing
11 March 2010 22:53 Filed in: Charadriidae Waders Shorebirds Plovers & Lapwings Lapwings Kenya Amboseli
Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Amboseli • Oct 2009
Bird name: Spur Winged Lapwing
Latin: Vanellus spinosus
Other: Spur-winged Plover
Family: Charadriidae • Lapwings
The Spur-winged Lapwing has shoulder spurs, which it uses to charge down predators and intruders, much like its South-American cousin the Southern Lapwing.
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