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  1. View Sunil R Agadi's profile
    Sunil R Agadi
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    This might be a striped Lapwing.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksmith_Lapwing Posted 11 years ago
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    Sunil R Agadi
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    Nice closeup shot. Posted 11 years ago

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The Blacksmith Lapwing

The Blacksmith Lapwing or Blacksmith Plover occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa. The vernacular name derives from the repeated metallic 'tink, tink, tink' alarm call, which suggests a blacksmith's hammer striking an anvil.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Sunil R Agadi
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By Nate Lynch

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Uploaded Oct 18, 2012. Captured Apr 30, 2011 00:55.
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/395s
  • ISO125
  • 300mm