Spur-winged Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

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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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	60–70%
3	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	60–70%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
5	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	50–60%
6	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	40–50%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
9	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
10	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
12	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
13	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
16	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
20	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
22	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
23	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
24	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
27	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
28	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
29	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
31	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
32	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spur-winged Lapwing in Selous Game Reserve?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-winged Lapwing sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spur-winged Lapwing in Selous Game Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Spur-winged Lapwing in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.