Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus cinereus (Grey-headed Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 12 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-headed Lapwing in Kanha National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Grey-headed Lapwing sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey-headed Lapwing in Kanha National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Grey-headed Lapwing in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.