African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus senegallus (African Wattled Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
📅 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 African Wattled Lapwing in Gorongosa National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a African Wattled Lapwing sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Wattled Lapwing in Gorongosa National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Wattled Lapwing in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.