Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus spinosus (Spur-winged Lapwing)
The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Spur-winged Lapwing at Chobe National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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