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 Murchison Falls National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.