Where does the Masked Lapwing live?
Vanellus miles has 1,462,311 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1599 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 1,462,311 records
- 30 places
- 172 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesCharadriidaeVanellus
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
15992026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,301,236 | |
| New Zealand | 157,699 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,564 | |
| Singapore | 1,186 | |
| New Caledonia | 156 | |
| Belgium | 93 | |
| Netherlands | 90 | |
| Indonesia | 77 | |
| Fiji | 55 | |
| Vanuatu | 34 | |
| Norfolk Island | 26 | |
| Timor-Leste | 22 | |
| Germany | 18 | |
| Spain | 7 | |
| Peru | 6 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 6 | |
| American Samoa | 4 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Italy | 3 | |
| Christmas Island | 2 | |
| France | 2 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Cook Islands | 1 | |
| China | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Gambia | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | |
| Niue | 1 | |
| Tonga | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
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
Southern Lapwing
1,237,965 records
European Golden-Plover
1,084,276 records
Red-wattled Lapwing
970,178 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.