| Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus (aka African Wattled Lapwing) |
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Ghana and Ethiopia The Wattled Lapwing is distributed in Africa south of the Sahara except in tropical forest and the south-west of the continent. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in marshes and savanna often but not exclusively near water. |
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It is a large lapwing with long, yellow legs and conspicuous yellow wattles hanging from a yellow bill. The
forecrown is white with a black border and there is a red line on the forehead. The neck is streaked and the throat is black.
Its call is rather nasal. |
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