Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus armatus (Blacksmith Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
📅 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 Blacksmith Lapwing in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 209 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.