The African Crowned Plover is a species of wading bird native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is easily identified by its distinctive black and white plumage, with a distinctive black crown on its head. The African Crowned Plover is a ground-dwelling species, typically
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The crowned lapwing, or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits. It is related to the more localized black-winged and Senegal lapwings, with which it shares some plumage characteristics.