Genus

Lapwings

Vanellus

20 species in our catalog · found in 185 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
GenusVanellus (Lapwings)

Species in this group

Vanellus indicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Vanellus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Vanellus armatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Vanellus vanellus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Vanellus albiceps

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Vanellus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Vanellus spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Vanellus senegallus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Vanellus miles

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Vanellus crassirostris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Vanellus duvaucelii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Vanellus melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Vanellus malabaricus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Vanellus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Vanellus tectus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Vanellus resplendens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Vanellus lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Vanellus leucurus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Vanellus melanopterus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vanellus superciliosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lapwings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 149 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 20	>90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~70%
	Crowned Lapwing			~60%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~30%
	Black-headed Lapwing			<5%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 20	~90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~60%
	Crowned Lapwing			~40%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~20%
	Black-winged Lapwing			<5%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 20	~90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~80%
	White-headed Lapwing			~40%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~30%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
4	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 20	~90%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~70%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			~40%
	Northern Lapwing			~40%
	River Lapwing			~20%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4 of 20	~90%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~60%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~60%
	White-headed Lapwing			~40%
	Black-headed Lapwing			~10%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 20	~90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~80%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			<5%
	White-headed Lapwing			<5%
7	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	7 of 20	~90%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~60%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~30%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Senegal Lapwing			~20%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
	White-headed Lapwing			<5%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 20	~90%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~80%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~50%
9	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 20	~90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~60%
	White-headed Lapwing			~60%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	6 of 20	~90%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~50%
	Senegal Lapwing			~20%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~20%
	Crowned Lapwing			~10%
	Brown-chested Lapwing			<5%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 20	~90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~80%
	Crowned Lapwing			~40%
	African Wattled Lapwing			<5%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	7 of 20	~90%
	Crowned Lapwing			~50%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~30%
	Black-winged Lapwing			~20%
	Senegal Lapwing			~10%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
	Long-toed Lapwing			<5%
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 20	~90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~70%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	Black-winged Lapwing			<5%
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 20	~90%
	White-headed Lapwing			~70%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~50%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	African Wattled Lapwing			<5%
15	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 20	~90%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~80%
	White-tailed Lapwing			~30%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			~10%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 20	~90%
	White-headed Lapwing			~70%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~20%
17	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6 of 20	~90%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~50%
	Senegal Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	Brown-chested Lapwing			<5%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7 of 20	~90%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~60%
	Crowned Lapwing			~50%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~20%
	Black-winged Lapwing			~10%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~10%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
	African Wattled Lapwing			<5%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7 of 20	~90%
	Crowned Lapwing			~50%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~50%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~20%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Black-winged Lapwing			~10%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
	Long-toed Lapwing			<5%
20	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7 of 20	~90%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~60%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Black-headed Lapwing			~20%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~20%
	Crowned Lapwing			<5%
	Brown-chested Lapwing			<5%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
21	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~70%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~50%
22	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~80%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
	River Lapwing			<5%
23	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7 of 20	~80%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~70%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	White-headed Lapwing			~20%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
	Black-winged Lapwing			<5%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			<5%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 20	~80%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~50%
	Black-headed Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~40%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
25	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~80%
	Southern Lapwing			~80%
26	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	River Lapwing			~50%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 20	~80%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~60%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~30%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
28	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~80%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
29	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 20	~80%
	White-headed Lapwing			~50%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	African Wattled Lapwing			<5%
30	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	River Lapwing			~50%
31	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 20	~80%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~60%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
	White-headed Lapwing			<5%
32	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6 of 20	~80%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Senegal Lapwing			~20%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Brown-chested Lapwing			~10%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~10%
33	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 20	~80%
	Northern Lapwing			~80%
34	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~70%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~20%
	River Lapwing			<5%
35	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	River Lapwing			~30%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
36	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 20	~70%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~40%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			<5%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
	Black-winged Lapwing			<5%
37	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 20	~70%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~30%
	Crowned Lapwing			~10%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	White-headed Lapwing			<5%
38	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 20	~70%
	Crowned Lapwing			~60%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~20%
39	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~70%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
40	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 20	~70%
	Northern Lapwing			~70%
41	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 20	~70%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~20%
	Crowned Lapwing			~10%
	Long-toed Lapwing			<5%
	Black-winged Lapwing			<5%
42	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~20%
	River Lapwing			<5%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
43	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	River Lapwing			~30%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
44	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
45	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
46	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	River Lapwing			~20%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			~10%
	Northern Lapwing			~10%
47	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 20	~60%
	White-headed Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~20%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~10%
	African Wattled Lapwing			<5%
48	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 20	~60%
	Northern Lapwing			~60%
49	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 20	~60%
	Crowned Lapwing			~40%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~30%
	Black-headed Lapwing			~20%
50	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 20	~60%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~50%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
51	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 20	~60%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
52	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3 of 20	~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~50%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Black-headed Lapwing			~10%
53	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 20	~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			<5%
54	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
55	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 20	~60%
	Northern Lapwing			~60%
56	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6 of 20	~60%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~20%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~20%
	Black-headed Lapwing			~10%
	Long-toed Lapwing			<5%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
57	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
58	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
59	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 20	~60%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~30%
	Senegal Lapwing			~10%
60	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
61	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~60%
	Masked Lapwing			~60%
62	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	6 of 20	~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~30%
	Senegal Lapwing			~20%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Long-toed Lapwing			~10%
	Brown-chested Lapwing			<5%
	Crowned Lapwing			<5%
63	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 20	~50%
	Spot-breasted Lapwing			~50%
	Black-winged Lapwing			~10%
64	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
65	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
66	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 20	~50%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Black-headed Lapwing			~10%
	Crowned Lapwing			<5%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
67	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 20	~50%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~30%
	White-headed Lapwing			~30%
68	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
69	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 20	~50%
	Northern Lapwing			~50%
70	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
71	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~30%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~20%
72	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
73	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 20	~50%
	Crowned Lapwing			~40%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			<5%
74	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~50%
	Masked Lapwing			~50%
75	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
76	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
77	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5 of 20	~40%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Senegal Lapwing			~10%
	White-headed Lapwing			<5%
	Long-toed Lapwing			<5%
78	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 20	~40%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
79	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~40%
	Masked Lapwing			~40%
80	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	~40%
	Southern Lapwing			~40%
81	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~40%
	Masked Lapwing			~40%
82	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 20	~40%
	Andean Lapwing			~40%
83	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 20	~40%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~40%
84	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~40%
	Masked Lapwing			~40%
85	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~40%
	Southern Lapwing			~40%
86	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 20	~40%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~40%
87	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 20	~40%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Senegal Lapwing			~10%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			<5%
88	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 20	~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~20%
	Crowned Lapwing			~10%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
89	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 20	~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~20%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
	Senegal Lapwing			<5%
	Crowned Lapwing			<5%
	Black-winged Lapwing			<5%
90	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
91	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 20	~30%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~30%
	Black-winged Lapwing			<5%
	Crowned Lapwing			<5%
92	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
93	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
94	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~30%
	Masked Lapwing			~30%
95	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
96	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
97	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
98	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
	Andean Lapwing			<5%
99	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~30%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~30%
100	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
101	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~30%
	Southern Lapwing			~30%
102	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	~30%
	Northern Lapwing			~30%
103	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 20	~30%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
104	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 20	~30%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~10%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
	Crowned Lapwing			~10%
105	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~30%
	Masked Lapwing			~30%
106	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~30%
	Masked Lapwing			~30%
107	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
108	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~20%
	Southern Lapwing			~20%
109	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 20	~20%
	Northern Lapwing			~20%
110	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~20%
	Southern Lapwing			~20%
111	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 20	~20%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~20%
112	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	~20%
	Northern Lapwing			~20%
113	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
114	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
115	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~20%
	Southern Lapwing			~20%
116	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	~20%
	Northern Lapwing			~20%
117	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~20%
	Southern Lapwing			~20%
118	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Northern Lapwing			~20%
119	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 20	~20%
	Southern Lapwing			~20%
120	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 20	~20%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~10%
	Crowned Lapwing			~10%
121	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
122	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
123	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	~20%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~20%
124	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~20%
	Southern Lapwing			~20%
125	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
126	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
127	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~20%
	Masked Lapwing			~20%
128	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
129	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
130	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3 of 20	~10%
	River Lapwing			~10%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			<5%
	Northern Lapwing			<5%
131	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
132	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
133	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~10%
	River Lapwing			~10%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			<5%
134	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 20	~10%
	Northern Lapwing			~10%
135	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
136	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
137	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
138	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
139	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
140	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
141	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~10%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			~10%
142	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
143	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 20	~10%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
144	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
145	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
146	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
147	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
148	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
149	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 20	~10%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~10%
150	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~10%
	Northern Lapwing			~10%
151	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
152	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
153	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
154	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
155	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
156	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 20	~10%
	Northern Lapwing			~10%
157	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
158	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Masked Lapwing			~10%
159	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
160	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
161	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 20	~10%
	Northern Lapwing			~10%
162	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
163	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
164	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
165	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~10%
	Southern Lapwing			~10%
166	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	<5%
	Masked Lapwing			<5%
167	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
168	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
169	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
170	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
171	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
172	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
173	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
174	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 20	<5%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			<5%
175	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 20	<5%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			<5%
176	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
177	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
178	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
179	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	<5%
	Masked Lapwing			<5%
180	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 20	<5%
	African Wattled Lapwing			<5%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			<5%
181	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
182	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
183	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%
184	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	<5%
	Northern Lapwing			<5%
185	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Southern Lapwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~90%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~90%
2	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~80%
3	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~80%
	Southern Lapwing			~80%
4	Agra	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~70%
	River Lapwing			~30%
5	Indore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~80%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
6	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~80%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~80%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
7	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~70%
8	Jalandhar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~70%
9	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~70%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
10	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~70%
	Southern Lapwing			~70%
11	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 20	~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~50%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~30%
12	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
13	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
14	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
15	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
16	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	3 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	River Lapwing			~20%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
17	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 20	~60%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~60%
18	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
19	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
20	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
21	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	4 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
	River Lapwing			<5%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
22	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
23	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
24	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
25	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
26	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 20	~60%
	Blacksmith Lapwing			~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~20%
	Crowned Lapwing			~20%
27	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~60%
	Southern Lapwing			~60%
28	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
29	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~60%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~60%
30	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
31	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
32	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
33	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
34	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
35	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
36	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
37	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
38	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
39	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
40	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
41	Lahore	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
42	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~50%
	Masked Lapwing			~50%
43	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
44	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~50%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
45	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~50%
	Masked Lapwing			~50%
46	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 20	~50%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~50%
47	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			~10%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
48	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 20	~50%
	Southern Lapwing			~50%
49	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~50%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%
50	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~50%
	Masked Lapwing			~50%
51	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	2 of 20	~50%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~30%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~20%
52	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	3 of 20	~50%
	Spur-winged Lapwing			~30%
	African Wattled Lapwing			~30%
	Brown-chested Lapwing			<5%
53	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~40%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
54	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~40%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Grey-headed Lapwing			<5%
55	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	4 of 20	~40%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			<5%
	White-tailed Lapwing			<5%
	River Lapwing			<5%
56	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	~40%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
57	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 20	~40%
	Southern Lapwing			~40%
58	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 20	~40%
	Southern Lapwing			~40%
59	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~40%
	Southern Lapwing			~40%
60	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 20	~40%
	Red-wattled Lapwing			~40%
	Yellow-wattled Lapwing			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
5	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
6	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
11	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
12	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
13	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
15	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
16	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
19	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
20	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
23	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
26	Minnesota Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
31	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
33	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
36	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Eekholt Wildlife Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
38	Wow Safari Thoiry	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
39	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
40	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Tama Zoological Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
47	Réserve africaine de Thoiry	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
48	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
49	Luisenpark	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
50	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Lapwings

Species in this group

Red-wattled Lapwing

Southern Lapwing

Blacksmith Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

White-headed Lapwing

Crowned Lapwing

Spur-winged Lapwing

African Wattled Lapwing

Masked Lapwing

Long-toed Lapwing

River Lapwing

Spot-breasted Lapwing

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Grey-headed Lapwing

Black-headed Lapwing

Andean Lapwing

Senegal Lapwing

White-tailed Lapwing

Black-winged Lapwing

Brown-chested Lapwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Lapwings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found