Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus coronatus (Crowned Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
📅 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 Crowned Lapwing in Meru National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Meru National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in Meru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Meru National Park in our monthly data.