Where to see
Vanellus spinosus
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Spur-winged Lapwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 16 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-winged Lapwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Liwonde National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Spur-winged Lapwing are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 60%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 60%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 80%), November in Liwonde National Park (about 80%) and April in Nairobi National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Spur-winged Lapwing on a given day. Each park's Spur-winged Lapwing page has the full month-by-month chart.
