Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / River lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) flying at Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.
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Bernard Castelein / Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus), Gambia.
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Bernard Castelein / Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus), Gambia.
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Bernard Castelein / Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) in flight, Gambia.
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Mathias Schaef/ BIA / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus), Israel
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Melvin Grey / Spur-winged plovers (Hoplopterus spinosus) adults in courtship display, Lake Naivasha, Kenya
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / African spoonbill (Platalea alba) landing among other Spoonbills, Spur winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus), Black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) and Egret, Orango National Park, Bijagos UNESCO Biosphere Re...
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spur winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) in shallow water, Oman, May
Ann & Steve Toon / Spur winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) profile portrait, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, September
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Brent Stephenson / Juvenile Spur-winged Plover / Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) foraging on short grass. Note speckled plumage on wings and back. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, October.
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Brent Stephenson / Spur-winged Plover / Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) walking across grass. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, October.
Tim Fitzharris / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) with its reflection at waterhole, Kenya
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Mike Wilkes / Spur winged plover wing stretching, Tanzania East Africa
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Roger Powell / Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) standing on an irrigation pipe in its breeding territory, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Jordan Valley, Israel, March.
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Roger Powell / Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) standing on an irrigation pipe in its breeding territory, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Jordan Valley, Israel, March.
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Steve Gettle / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus), Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
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Roland Seitre / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) pair, Dakar, Senegal
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Roland Seitre / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus), Dakar, Senegal
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Roland Seitre / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus), Dakar, Senegal
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Roland Seitre / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) drinking, Dakar, Senegal
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Bernard Castelein / Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) displaying menacing behaviour, Allahein river, The Gambia.
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Bruce Thomson / Masked / Spur winged plover / Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) with distinctive yellow mask, yellow wing spur visible as bird prepares to sit on eggs in grassy field, Minden, Queensland, Australia.
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Bruce Thomson / Masked / Spur winged plover / Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) with distinctive yellow mask, yellow wing spur visible as bird prepares to sit on eggs in grassy field, Minden, Queensland, Australia.
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Bernard Castelein / Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) taking off, spur visible on wing edge. Allahein River, Gambia.
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Avi Meir/ BIA / Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) chick foraging, Eilat, Israel