Blacksmith Lapwing

Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
132 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) is a lapwing species that occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa. The vernacular name derives from the repeated metallic 'tink, tink, tink' alarm call, which suggests a blacksmith's hammer striking an anvil. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 132 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ 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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
70–80%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
70–80%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
70–80%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
11 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
16 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
19 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
21 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
22 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
24 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
25 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
26 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
27 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
29 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
30 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
31 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
32 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
33 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
34 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
35 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
36 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blacksmith Lapwing in Tsavo East National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 132 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Tsavo East National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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