Vanellus superciliosus
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In 3 days ~10%
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. Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2015
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-chested Lapwing sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 311th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-chested Lapwing in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Brown-chested Lapwing sightings, Murchison Falls National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in 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 Murchison Falls National Park (genus Vanellus, Lapwings) are Spur-winged Lapwing (about 60%), African Wattled Lapwing (about 40%) and Black-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 Murchison Falls National Park (18 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.
