Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus spinosus (Spur-winged Lapwing)
The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-winged Lapwing sighting in Awash National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 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 Spur-winged Lapwing in Awash National Park?
About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-winged Lapwing sighting in Awash National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spur-winged Lapwing in Awash National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Spur-winged Lapwing in Awash National Park in our monthly data.