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 Moremi Game Reserve
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
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 Blacksmith Lapwing in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 77% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 985 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.