Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus lugubris (Senegal Lapwing)
The African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover. The Senegal lapwing, lesser black-winged lapwing or lesser black-winged plover (Vanellus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives primarily in open grassy habitats. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Senegal Lapwing at Lake Manyara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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