Evidence found
1,494 records across 9 countries and territories, 1860–2026.
Vanellus miles · GBIF taxon key 5229134
Where has the Masked Lapwing been recorded?
Vanellus miles occurrence evidence comes from 1,494 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 1,494 records
- 9 places
- 82 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. 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.
Records over time
18602026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Masked Lapwing has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Masked Lapwing. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,192 | |
| New Zealand | 283 | |
| Belgium | 6 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | |
| Singapore | 4 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| American Samoa | 1 | |
| Fiji | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Charadriidae.
Northern Lapwing
1,123,258 records
Common Ringed Plover
462,509 records
European Golden-Plover
316,036 records
Black-bellied Plover
200,924 records
Killdeer
39,579 records
Pacific Golden-Plover
18,364 records
Kentish Plover
11,475 records
Semipalmated Plover
7,511 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.