White-headed Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

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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	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	60–70%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
3	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
4	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	30–40%
5	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
9	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
12	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Lapwing in Hwange National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a White-headed Lapwing sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-headed Lapwing in Hwange National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Lapwing in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.