Bird
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles · Charadriidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records1,471,972in 8 countries
Most seen inAustralia1,311,162 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Masked Lapwing in brief
The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) is a bird of the Charadriidae family — species of bird.
Across the 8 countries we cover it has 1,471,972 published records, most of them from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, October and November.
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
Australia1,311,162 records · best Oct, Jan
New Zealand157,916 records · best Nov, Oct
Papua New Guinea1,590 records · best Jul, Aug
Singapore1,191 records · best Jan, Sep
Fiji56 records · best Aug, Sep
Vanuatu34 records · best Oct, Sep
East Timor22 records · best Jul, Jun
Tonga1 records · best Feb, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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