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 Sundarbans National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Grey-headed Lapwing sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey-headed Lapwing in Sundarbans National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Grey-headed Lapwing in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.