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 Tsavo East National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 132 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Tsavo East National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.