River Lapwing

River Lapwing

Vanellus duvaucelii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
11 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
12 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
13 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a River Lapwing in Royal Bardia National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a River Lapwing sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 160 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see River Lapwing in Royal Bardia National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for River Lapwing in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.

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