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Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 512, February 476, March 474, April 1,013, May 612, June 467, July 441, August 495, September 553, October 671, November 540, December 461.
South Africa6,715
Western Cape3,041
Gauteng921
Mpumalanga761
Tanzania702
KwaZulu-Natal618
Kenya615
Eastern Cape492
Limpopo463
Arusha344

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Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyPlovers and Lapwings · Charadriidae
GenusLapwings · Vanellus

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