Where to see
Vanellus coronatus
Amboseli National Park leads · 33 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crowned Lapwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 19 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 22 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 24 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 25 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Amboseli National Park
In Amboseli National Park, Kenya, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Lapwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 33 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
De Hoop Nature Reserve and more
After Amboseli National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Crowned Lapwing are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 60%), Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 50%) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Amboseli National Park (about 80%), October in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 80%) and February, April, September and November in Serengeti National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crowned Lapwing on a given day. Each park's Crowned Lapwing page has the full month-by-month chart.
