Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus armatus (Blacksmith Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
📅 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 Blacksmith Lapwing in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 1303 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.