Blacksmith Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft 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	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	70–80%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	70–80%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	70–80%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
7	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	60–70%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
15	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
17	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
19	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
20	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
23	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
24	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
25	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
26	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
28	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
30	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blacksmith Lapwing in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 154 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.