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 South Luangwa National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
📅 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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Lapwing sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Lapwing in South Luangwa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Lapwing in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.