
The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 3,012 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Gauteng and beyond
Provinces where Crowned Lapwing is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
3,012 records, iNaturalist
50+ résultats à Afrique du Sud
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Crowned Lapwing : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park and Welgevonden Game Reserve.
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Espèce
Vanellus coronatus
Observations
3 012
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Une observation signifie qu'un hôte a vu le Crowned Lapwing sur la propriété ou à proximité. Une observation n'est jamais garantie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Crowned Lapwing at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park and Welgevonden Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Crowned Lapwing is most recorded in Gauteng (28% of records), Western Cape (22% of records), Mpumalanga (12% of records), based on 3 012 iNaturalist observations. 50 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Crowned Lapwing on site or nearby.
The Crowned Lapwing is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits. It is related to the more localized black-winged and Senegal lapwings, with which it shares some plumage characteristics.