Greater black-winged lapwing, also known as the black-winged lapwing, Vanellus melanopterus, photographed at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa.
Image: Dan Logen, 22 January 2010 [with binoculars].
Nikon D300, 600 mm lens x 1.4 extender, ISO 400, f/5.6 1/1600 sec.
This African mystery bird is the greater black-winged lapwing, Vanellus melanopterus, the sister species to the Senegal lapwing, Vanellus lugubris, which I showed to you last week.
The greater black-winged lapwing can be distinguished from the Senegal lapwing on the basis of its prominent white wingbar, which is visible in flight, bordered by black remiges (wing primary feathers). The two species are also separated by their respective habitat preferences: the greater black-winged lapwing preferring higher, wetter locations.
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