Vanellus superciliosus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The brown-chested lapwing, also brown-chested wattled plover, (Vanellus superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It resides year-round in a narrow strip of land from southwestern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; its wintering range extends toward Lake Chad, Lake Victoria and northern Zambia.
V. superciliosus is a carnivorous bird feeding on insects, larvae, crickets, bugs, grasshoppers, etc. Their preferred habitat is grassy lands, open savannas or grounds of Mopane forests.
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Uganda · 2015
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-chested Lapwing sighting in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 47 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-chested Lapwing in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Brown-chested Lapwing sightings, Chinko Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, under 5%).
Same genus: Vanellus
The closest relatives of the Brown-chested Lapwing that you can see in Chinko Conservation Area (genus Vanellus, Lapwings) are African Wattled Lapwing (about 50%) and White-headed Lapwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-chested Lapwing is recorded against all the birds logged in Chinko Conservation Area (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
