Where does the Crowned Lapwing live?
Vanellus coronatus has 315,498 records in 22 countries and territories, from 1864 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 315,498 records
- 22 places
- 116 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesCharadriidaeVanellus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18642026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 248,448 | |
| Kenya | 24,133 | |
| Namibia | 12,069 | |
| Tanzania | 11,890 | |
| Botswana | 7,520 | |
| Zimbabwe | 3,111 | |
| Zambia | 2,092 | |
| Uganda | 1,867 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,754 | |
| Eswatini | 1,699 | |
| Mozambique | 298 | |
| Rwanda | 240 | |
| Malawi | 176 | |
| Somalia | 65 | |
| DR Congo | 56 | |
| Angola | 46 | |
| Lesotho | 22 | |
| South Sudan | 6 | |
| Burundi | 3 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | |
| United States | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Charadriidae.
Killdeer
9,887,792 records
Northern Lapwing
4,480,328 records
Black-bellied Plover
2,520,026 records
Common Ringed Plover
1,825,772 records
Semipalmated Plover
1,753,359 records
Masked Lapwing
1,462,308 records
Southern Lapwing
1,237,965 records
European Golden-Plover
1,084,276 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.