Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus crassirostris (Long-toed Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 3 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-toed Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Long-toed Lapwing sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 190 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-toed Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Long-toed Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.