Which lapwing? - Kruger, South africa - March 2022 (1 Viewer)

[Nephrotome]

Not Black-winged lapwing, as it doesn't have the red ring around the eye.
Not African wattled Lapwing as the legs are reddish instead of yellow.
I'm puzzled

 

[Farnboro John]

No photo visible either, so I am also puzzled.

John

 

[Butty]

Description? Which lapwing in your field guide did it most resemble and in what way didn't it fit?

 

[Nephrotome]

The picture didn't load indeed. Sorry about that. I'm posting it now.

 

[lou salomon]

What about Senegal Lapwing?

 

[Butty]

I'd call these legs yellow-brown, not reddish.
Presumably you have other photos? - please.

 

[Nephrotome]

Unfortunately, it was shy and disappeared immediately. It's all I got.

 

[James Jobling]

Temporarily ignoring the leg colour (camera?reflection?), on balance I would say that this is an immature Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris (yellow eye-ring), but I could easily be persuaded that it is immature Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus (more open face, plainer upperparts). Did you have it in your binoculars, see it in flight, or hear a call?

 

[Brian J Small]

As with your pytlilia photo this image has an overall golden yellow hue, which can be corrected - see attached.

I would agree with James and feel it is Senegal

Brian

 

[Nephrotome]

It move silently through the grass and my telelens found only this single time its way through the twigs. This pic is all I have and is much better than what I could see with bare eyes. No sound.

 

[Val35]

Looks good for Senegal Lapwing to me too...

 

[Butty]

That fine line of white feathering at the edge of the crown above the eye is present in some photos of Sénégal lapwing.

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