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 →
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crowned Lapwing at Kibale 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