White-tailed Lapwing

White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Red-wattled Lapwing
LC

Red-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus indicus

80–90% · Very likely
Grey-headed Lapwing
LC

Grey-headed Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus cinereus

0–10% · With luck
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
LC

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus malabaricus

<5% · Rare
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

Insufficient data
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

<5% · Rare
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Insufficient data
Bronze-winged Jacana
LC

Bronze-winged Jacana

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Metopidius indicus

70–80% · Very likely
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

60–70% · Likely
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

40–50% · Likely
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
LC

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

40–50% · Likely
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

40–50% · Likely
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
70–80
Feb
30–40
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Lapwing in Keoladeo National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a White-tailed Lapwing sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 658 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-tailed Lapwing in Keoladeo National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Lapwing in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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