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 Pilanesberg National Park
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
📅 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 Pilanesberg National Park?
About 61% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 191 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Pilanesberg National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.