Long-toed Lapwing
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Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
1 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-toed lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris), also known as the long-toed plover, is a species of wading bird in the lapwing subfamily, within the family Charadriidae. It is mainly sedentary and found across central and eastern Africa, from Chad and South Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the southeast of its range. It is one of 13 species of ground-nesting lapwings found in Africa. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Spur-winged Lapwing
LC

Spur-winged Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus spinosus

30–40% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

20–30% · Possible
African Jacana
LC

African Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actophilornis africanus

Insufficient data
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

10–20% · With luck
Little Stint
LC

Little Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minuta

5–10% · With luck
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

5–10% · With luck
Greater Painted-Snipe
LC

Greater Painted-Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostratula benghalensis

<5% · Rare
Marsh Sandpiper
LC

Marsh Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa stagnatilis

<5% · Rare
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

<5% · Rare
Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

<5% · Rare
Temminck's Stint
LC

Temminck's Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris temminckii

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Long-toed Lapwing at Semuliki National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
50–60%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
13 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
16 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
19 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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