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Blacksmith Lapwing
Also known as Vanellus armatus, Blacksmith Plover
species of bird
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 16.5
- Image
- Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) (6035460183).jpg
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- Commons category
- Vanellus armatus
- taxon name
- Vanellus armatus
- Commons gallery
- Vanellus armatus
- litter size
- 3
- taxon common name
- abibe-armado
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The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) is a lapwing species that 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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