Bird
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus · Charadriidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records7,032in 13 countries
Most seen inGambia2,194 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Black-headed Lapwing in brief
The black-headed lapwing (Vanellus tectus) is a bird of the Charadriidae family — species of bird.
Across the 13 countries we cover it has 7,032 published records, most of them from Gambia, Nigeria and Senegal. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in August and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Gambia2,194 records · best Nov, Jan
Nigeria2,087 records · best Dec, Oct
Senegal2,011 records · best Jan, Feb
Burkina Faso173 records · best Dec, Jan
Chad153 records · best Feb, Mar
Benin112 records · best Apr, Dec
Mali79 records · best Nov, Mar
Sudan65 records · best Dec, Apr
Niger61 records · best Feb, Dec
Mauritania43 records · best Dec, Jan
South Sudan25 records · best Nov, May
Somalia20 records · best Sep, Nov
Eritrea9 records · best Oct, Apr
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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