Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus armatus (Blacksmith Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blacksmith Lapwing in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 236 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Addo Elephant National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.