Spur-winged Plover
The Spur-winged Plover or Spur-winged Lapwing is a lapwing species and is a conspicuous and unmistakable bird. It is a medium-large wader with a black crown, chest, fore-neck stripe and tail. The face, the rest of the neck and the belly are white and the wings and back are light brown. The bill and legs are black. The bird's common name refers to a small claw or spur hidden in each of its wings.
The Spur-winged Plover breeds in marshes and similar freshwater wetland habitats 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 where it can be seen at almost any wetland habitat in its range.
Date: 8th May 2015
Location: Evros Delta (east), East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
The Spur-winged Plover breeds in marshes and similar freshwater wetland habitats 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 where it can be seen at almost any wetland habitat in its range.
Date: 8th May 2015
Location: Evros Delta (east), East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Also in: East Macedonia and Thrace
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