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A Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) standing on the ground at Monomeith.

African wattled lapwing in Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

The yellow-wattled lapwing is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. They are mainly found on dry plains and are non migratory.

A Masked Lapwing standing on grass in the morning sun with a large feather in it's beak.

Portrait of a masked chick. Vanellus miles. Masked lapwing.

Masked lapwing also known as the spur-winged plover eating a worm

A selective of a masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) on the ground

$The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus), also known as the Senegal wattled plover or simply wattled lapwing, is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder in most of sub-Saharan Africa outside the rainforests, although it has seasonal movements.\n\nThese are conspicuous and unmistakable birds. They are large brown waders with a black crown, white forehead and large yellow facial wattles. The tail is white, tipped black, and the long legs are yellow.\n\nIn flight, the upperwings have black flight feathers and brown coverts separated by a white bar. The underwings are white with black flight feathers. The African wattled lapwing has a loud peep-peep call.\n\nThis species is a common breeder in wet lowland habitats, especially damp grassland. It often feeds in drier habitats, such as golf courses, picking insects and other invertebrates from the ground. It lays three or four eggs on a ground scrape.$