Where does the White-tailed Lapwing live?
Vanellus leucurus has 33,829 records in 80 countries and territories, from 1840 to 2026. Most records come from India.
- 33,829 records
- 80 places
- 76 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesCharadriidaeVanellus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 13,540 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,858 | |
| Iran | 1,933 | |
| Kuwait | 1,485 | |
| Sweden | 1,268 | |
| Israel | 1,004 | |
| United Kingdom | 943 | |
| Netherlands | 930 | |
| Oman | 631 | |
| Armenia | 522 | |
| Uzbekistan | 522 | |
| Azerbaijan | 385 | |
| Egypt | 320 | |
| Pakistan | 294 | |
| France | 284 | |
| Denmark | 282 | |
| Russia | 270 | |
| Spain | 257 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 237 | |
| Norway | 228 | |
| Germany | 225 | |
| Finland | 168 | |
| Iraq | 165 | |
| Italy | 158 | |
| Kazakhstan | 157 | |
| Türkiye | 154 | |
| Greece | 146 | |
| Poland | 146 | |
| Ukraine | 145 | |
| Romania | 102 | |
| Georgia | 87 | |
| Qatar | 76 | |
| Austria | 63 | |
| Bulgaria | 62 | |
| Portugal | 57 | |
| Iceland | 54 | |
| Hungary | 50 | |
| Belgium | 41 | |
| Ireland | 39 | |
| Belarus | 37 |
Showing the top 40 of 80 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Charadriidae.
Killdeer
9,887,792 records
Northern Lapwing
4,480,328 records
Black-bellied Plover
2,520,026 records
Common Ringed Plover
1,825,772 records
Semipalmated Plover
1,753,359 records
Masked Lapwing
1,462,308 records
Southern Lapwing
1,237,965 records
European Golden-Plover
1,084,276 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.