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Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus)

The Wattled Plover has long greenish-yellow legs and orange-yellow wattles. (See lower picture).

The Wattled Plover is distributed from south of the Sahara to natal in South Africa. Lives mostly on its own but sometimes in pairs.

Feeds mainly on insects.

When the Wattled Plover lands it raises its wings vertically for a short time.


The nest is a small scrape in the ground, usually out in the open.

Compare with Crowned Plover, Threebanded Plover

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