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Crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Crowned Lapwings prefer short dry grassland which may be overgrazed or burnt, but avoid mountains. In higher-rainfall areas such as parts of Zambia and Zimbabwe, they occur mainly as dry-season visitors. In dry regions of northern Botswana however, they are attracted in large numbers when good rainfall occurs. In southern Africa their highest concentrations are to be found in the dry central Kalahari region. They are one of the most widespread and locally the most numerous lapwing species in their area of distribution. Their numbers have increased in the latter part of the 20th century after benefiting from a range of human activities.

Year: 2015

From album: African Biodiversity

Photographer: Peter Prokosch

Tags: Big Cats Environment fauna Gazelles Kenya National Parks The Wilderbeast zebra

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