Its not in my local Sasol birdguide. I'm trying to find a good picture of Vanellus on the web. It could be that the local names are different.cuckooroller said:One on left is Vanellus.
cuckooroller said:Leon,
It looks most like Vanellus tectus (Black-headed Lapwing) to me, but this in itself, is confusing as I don't have it ranging in RSA.
cuckooroller said:Eupodotis (Afrotis) afra - BLACK BUSTARD
monotypic - W and S Cape Province (grasslands)
Eupodotis (Afrotis) afraoides - WHITE-QUILLED BUSTARD
E.a.etoschae - NW Namibia, NE Botswana
E.a.damarensis - Namibia, W and C Botswana
E.a.afraoides - SE Botswana and N and NE Sth. Africa to Lesotho
Joern Lehmhus said:Hi,
couldn´t the bird on the first photo be Spur-winged Plover, Hoplopterus spinosus?
Somehow it doesn´t fit a Vanellus in my opinion, the distribution of black and white on wings seems to fit better for H. spinosus.
leon said:From the birds behavour I am pretty sure that this bird is the WHITE-QUILLED BUSTARD, locally we call it the Northern Black Korhaan. This a male busy
with a so called display flight. I have never seen a Spur-winged Plover here in South Africa. Thank you for your input though.
Joern Lehmhus said:Hi,
couldn´t the bird on the first photo be Spur-winged Plover, Hoplopterus spinosus?
Somehow it doesn´t fit a Vanellus in my opinion, the distribution of black and white on wings seems to fit better for H. spinosus.
leon said:The first image my be causing the confusion, here are some more.
cuckooroller said:Leon,
If that first image on the left is a Bustard, then I'm going to hang myself. Rasmus, what do you think.
leon said:I have edited my reply, made a attachedment error. Sorry.