Spur-winged lapwing

Description:

The Spur-winged lapwing is one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae, which include plovers.

Habitat:

Spotted at Woodland Park Zoo.

Notes:

The spur-winged lapwing breeds around the eastern Mediterranean, and in a wide band from sub-Saharan west Africa to Arabia. The Greek and Turkish breeders are migratory, but other populations are resident. The species is declining in its northern range, but is abundant in much of tropical Africa, being seen at almost any wetland habitat in its range. The spur-winged lapwing is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.(Wikipedia)