Black-winged Lapwing
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Black-winged Lapwing

Vanellus melanopterus

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

The black-winged lapwing. black-winged plover or greater black-winged lapwing (Vanellus melanopterus) is an east African species that is found from the Ethiopian highlands in the north to central Kenya (race V. m. melanopterus), and again at middle to coastal elevations in eastern South Africa (race V. m. minor). It is a habitat specialist of short grass in well-watered temperate grasslands. They may move about locally to find ideal situations, often at night. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Blacksmith Lapwing
LC

Blacksmith Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus armatus

5–10% · With luck
Crowned Lapwing
LC

Crowned Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus coronatus

<5% · Rare
Spur-winged Lapwing
LC

Spur-winged Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus spinosus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Lapwing
LC

Black-headed Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus tectus

Insufficient data
Senegal Lapwing
LC

Senegal Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus lugubris

Insufficient data
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

Insufficient data
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

<5% · Rare
Common Buttonquail
LC

Common Buttonquail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turnix sylvaticus

<5% · Rare
African Jacana
LC

African Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actophilornis africanus

<5% · Rare
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

<5% · Rare
Water Thick-knee
LC

Water Thick-knee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Burhinus vermiculatus

<5% · Rare
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-winged Lapwing at Mkomazi 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 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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