African Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called Wattled Lapwing, Senegal Wattled Plover, Senegal wattled plover. Occurrence records of the African Wattled Lapwing are shared on GBIF from around 100 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (4 557 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCharadriidae

100reserves with records

26 645records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) — Photo: Whit Welles · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	4 557
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 980
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 294
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 282
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	1 243
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 225
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	1 016
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 011
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	876
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	863
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	767
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	747
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	699
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	618
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	502
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	491
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	426
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	395
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	375
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	375
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	282
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	245
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	229
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	226
Rotary ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	215
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	211
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	193
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	192
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	183
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	166
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	165
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	153
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	149
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	143
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	136
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	125
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	116
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	108
Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	100
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	84
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	77
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	71
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	66
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	65
Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve	LP Limpopo	64
Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	64
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	62
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	58
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	58
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	57
Mabula Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	52
Golela BushNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	50
eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	49
Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	46
Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	42
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	40
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	39
Kosi BayNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	38
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	36
Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	36

and 40 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Gauteng: 39 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 19 reserves
Mpumalanga: 15 reserves
Limpopo: 14 reserves
North West: 10 reserves
Free State: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Scientific name: Vanellus senegallus
GBIF taxon: 5229150
Wikidata: Q875949

More of the Charadriidae family

Blacksmith Lapwing Crowned Lapwing Three-banded Plover White-fronted Plover Kittlitz's Plover Common Ringed Plover Grey Plover Black-winged Lapwing Senegal Lapwing White-crowned Lapwing

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.