Black-headed Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West 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	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
6	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
8	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
9	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Lapwing in Tsavo West National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Lapwing sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Lapwing in Tsavo West National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Lapwing in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.