Crowned 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	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 Ruaha National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.