Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Blacksmith Plover

Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus

Described by: Burchell (1822)
Alternate common name(s): Blacksmith Lapwing
Old scientific name(s): Anitibyx armatus, Hoplopterus armatus

Photographs

Location unknown - Date unknown © Dan Marsh  Nairobi National Park, Kenya - Jan 31, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Zimbabwe - Aug, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

S. Africa;
S. Angola, se. Zaire, Tanzania, w. and s. Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and s. South Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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