African Wattled/Senegal Lapwing Vanellus senegallus

African Wattled Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
The African Wattled Lapwing is also called the Senegal (Wattled) Lapwing or Plover although it is native to much of sub-Saharan Africa, not just Senegal/west. The bird shown above right with large orange-bordered yellow face wattle has had his sharp wing-spurs broken off.
African Wattled Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
It is related to the Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus), also of Africa, eastern Mediterranean and near/Middle East, and also to the wattled Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) of Australia which used to be called the Spur-winged Plover (and still is locally).
Senegal Wattled Lapwing
Senegal Wattled Lapwing
Senegal Wattled Lapwing