Crowned Lapwing

Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Mikumi National Park
53 Verified records at Mikumi National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Mikumi National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
3 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
10 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
12 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
15 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
18 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
21 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
22 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
23 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
24 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
25 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
26 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
27 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
29 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
30 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
31 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
33 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
34 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
35 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
36 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
37 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
39 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
40 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
41 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
42 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
43 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
44 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
45 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
46 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Lapwing in Mikumi National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Lapwing sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in Mikumi National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.

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