Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus crassirostris (Long-toed Lapwing)
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 Ruaha National Park
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Long-toed Lapwing at Ruaha 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