Grey-headed Lapwing
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Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
7 Verified records at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast Asia from northeastern India to Cambodia. The Japanese population winters, at least partially, in southern Honshū. This species has occurred as a vagrant in Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, New South Wales, Australia, Telangana and Sri Lanka, as well as Sweden and England. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Lapwing sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

<5% · Rare
Greater Sandplover
LC

Greater Sandplover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius leschenaultii

5–10% · Rare
Eastern Sand Plover
LC

Eastern Sand Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius veredus

<5% · Rare
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

<5% · Rare
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Insufficient data
Common Ringed Plover
LC

Common Ringed Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius hiaticula

Insufficient data
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

Insufficient data
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

5–10% · Rare
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

<5% · Rare
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

<5% · Rare
Pied Avocet
LC

Pied Avocet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Recurvirostra avosetta

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
30–40%
2 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
5 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
14 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-headed Lapwing in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Lapwing sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-headed Lapwing in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Grey-headed Lapwing in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.

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