Spur-winged Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

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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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	60–70%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	50–60%
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
7	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
13	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
15	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
20	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
21	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
22	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
23	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
24	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spur-winged Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 53% of visitor-days record a Spur-winged Lapwing sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 525 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spur-winged Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Spur-winged Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.