Red-wattled Lapwing

Where to see

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Ranthambore National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-wattled Lapwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~80%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~80%
5 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~70%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
7 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~70%
9 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~60%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~50%
15 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
16 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
17 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
18 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
19 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~50%
20 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
21 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
22 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
23 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Red-wattled Lapwing?

Ranthambore National Park

In Ranthambore National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-wattled Lapwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Red-wattled Lapwing?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February, May and October in Ranthambore National Park (about 90%), May and June in Yala National Park (about 90%) and May and July in Keoladeo National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-wattled Lapwing on a given day. Each park's Red-wattled Lapwing page has the full month-by-month chart.