Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus coronatus (Crowned Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Somali Courser
Cursorius somalensis
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
📅 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 Crowned Lapwing in Samburu National Reserve?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 304 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in Samburu National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.