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 Serengeti National Park
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 1736 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Serengeti National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.