African Wattled Lapwing

When to see the African Wattled Lapwing

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the African Wattled Lapwing

The map shades 34 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Burundi, Liberia, United Arab Emirates, Portugal.

About the African Wattled Lapwing

The African wattled lapwing, also known as the Senegal wattled plover or simply wattled lapwing, is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder in most of sub-Saharan Africa outside the rainforests, although it has seasonal movements.

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Easily confused with

Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusThe spur-winged lapwing is a medium-large wader with a black crown, chest, foreneck stripe and tail. Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricusThese are conspicuous and unmistakable birds found in dry stony and open grassland or scrub habitats. Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereusThe grey-headed lapwing is 34–37 cm long.