Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus coronatus (Crowned Lapwing)
The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), crowned plover or kiewiet (in South African English), is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits. It is related to the more localized black-winged and Senegal lapwings, with which it shares some plumage characteristics. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Awash National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
📅 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 Awash National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Awash National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in Awash National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Awash National Park in our monthly data.