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Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
Burchell, 1822. Monotypic species.
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Black upperparts, salving the grey wings and white forehead and nape. Black underparts with white vent. Black carpal spurs. No sexual dimorphism, salving shorter spurs on females. Juvenile is very different, with all the black parts of adults dirty brown, more white on neck.
Chobe National Park, Botswana, Afrotropical Region
Date: 29 december 2009
Author: Alex García
 
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