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 Masai Mara National Reserve
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 210 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.