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WILDLIFE: BIRDS: BLACKSMITH PLOVER

Class: Aves

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

Genus and species: Vanellus armatus

Common name:
Blacksmith plover

Widespread in wetlands in central and central-southern Kenya, from Baringo and Maralal southward to Amboseli and Tsavo. It can be found mainly in muddy or grassy shores.

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Blacksmith plover