Blacksmith Lapwing - Vanellus armatus
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The Blacksmith Lapwing is also known as the Blacksmith Plover. They are found throughout southern Africa wherever water is found from wetlands to water troughs. The sexes are similar.
Diet incudes molluscs, crustaceans, worms and insects. They are most active at dusk.