Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus coronatus (Crowned Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
African Jacana
Actophilornis 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Lapwing in Etosha National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 643 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in Etosha National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.