Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus superciliosus (Brown-chested Lapwing)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-chested Lapwing sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Brown-chested Lapwing are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-chested Lapwing in Virunga National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-chested Lapwing sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-chested Lapwing in Virunga National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brown-chested Lapwing in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.