The crowned plover, also known as the crowned lapwing, is found in Africa from Somalia to South Africa. It is easy to identify by its black crown surrounded by a white halo and red legs and bill (which is black tipped).
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| Crowned plover in Masai Mara. Photo by my friend, Michael Lewin. |
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| A view from above shows the black cap and white halo. |
The throat and chest are light brown, edged on the lower breast by black line. The belly is white and it has yellow eyes. I have photos of them in the Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, so they were quite common.
Looks kind of like a bad bowl cut, a la Beatles mop top, but with aging it's turned white. Those legs are awesome.
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ReplyDeleteThese bird posts are amazing! Each more zany then the last one.
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