Crowned 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	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
4	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
5	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
6	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
8	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
11	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
19	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
20	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
21	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
22	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
23	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
25	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
26	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
27	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
29	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
33	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
34	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
35	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
36	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
37	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 1% of visitor-days record a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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