Black-winged Lapwing

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa

Black-winged Lapwing has been recorded at 106 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania331 records
2. Mpempe PanSouth Africa236 records
3. Maasai Mara NRKenya202 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaTanzaniaSouth AfricaEthiopiaEswatini

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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