White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus albiceps (White-headed Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Lapwing in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a White-headed Lapwing sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-headed Lapwing in Moremi Game Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Lapwing in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.