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 Kibale National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
📅 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 Kibale National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a African Wattled Lapwing sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Wattled Lapwing in Kibale National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for African Wattled Lapwing in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.