Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus spinosus (Spur-winged Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 23 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 24 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 25 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spur-winged Lapwing in Amboseli National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Spur-winged Lapwing sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 310 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spur-winged Lapwing in Amboseli National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Spur-winged Lapwing in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.