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 Kruger National Park, based on 2,116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 2,116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in Kruger National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.