Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
SpeciesVanellus lugubris (Senegal Lapwing)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Aberdare National Park

3 Verified records at Aberdare National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover. The Senegal lapwing, lesser black-winged lapwing or lesser black-winged plover (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives primarily in open grassy habitats. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Vanellus armatus

30–40% · Possible

Vanellus coronatus

<5% · Rare

Vanellus melanopterus

Vanellus spinosus

Charadrius hiaticula

Tringa glareola

Gallinago nigripennis

10–20% · With luck

Actitis hypoleucos

5–10% · With luck

Tringa ochropus

5–10% · With luck

Actophilornis africanus

<5% · Rare

Gallinago gallinago

<5% · Rare

Microparra capensis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Senegal Lapwing at Aberdare National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
2	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	10–20%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
6	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
8	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
9	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
23	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Senegal Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Blacksmith Lapwing

Crowned Lapwing

Black-winged Lapwing

Spur-winged Lapwing

Common Ringed Plover

Wood Sandpiper

African Snipe

Common Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

African Jacana

Common Snipe

Lesser Jacana

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found