African Wattled Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Ruaha 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	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	60–70%
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	50–60%
3	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
5	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
7	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
8	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
9	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
12	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
13	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
15	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
19	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
22	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
24	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
25	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
27	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
29	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
30	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
31	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Wattled Lapwing in Ruaha National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a African Wattled Lapwing sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Wattled Lapwing in Ruaha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Wattled Lapwing in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.