Where does the Black-headed Lapwing live?
Vanellus tectus has 11,050 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2026. Most records come from Kenya.
- 11,050 records
- 27 places
- 77 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesCharadriidaeVanellus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. 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
18992026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,425 | |
| Gambia | 2,190 | |
| Nigeria | 2,087 | |
| Senegal | 2,001 | |
| Uganda | 1,072 | |
| Ethiopia | 357 | |
| Burkina Faso | 172 | |
| Chad | 152 | |
| Benin | 112 | |
| Cameroon | 111 | |
| Ghana | 93 | |
| Mali | 77 | |
| Niger | 56 | |
| Mauritania | 42 | |
| Sudan | 37 | |
| South Sudan | 25 | |
| Somalia | 11 | |
| Eritrea | 8 | |
| Tanzania | 7 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | |
| Central African Republic | 2 | |
| Togo | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Guinea | 1 | |
| Greece | 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
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.