Masked lapwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the masked lapwing lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Vanellus miles
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Mass	32 g (birth weight); 258 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae

Where does the masked lapwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the masked lapwing in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. In Singapore it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a masked lapwing?

Wikidata records the following for the masked lapwing: mass 32 g (birth weight); 258 g (adult weight).

Is the masked lapwing endangered?

The masked lapwing’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the masked lapwing?

The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Charadriidae, genus Vanellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the masked lapwing

The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia (particularly the northern and eastern parts of the continent), New Zealand and New Guinea. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms and has several distinctive calls. It is common in Australian fields, open land and where there is lots of water, and is known for its defensive swooping behaviour during the nesting season.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Masked lapwing (revision 1376129658), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q839366 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).