Northern lapwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern lapwing lives – recorded in 62 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Vanellus vanellus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	62 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	25.5 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae

Where does the northern lapwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern lapwing in 62 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Hefei.

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 northern lapwing?

Wikidata records the following for the northern lapwing: mass 25.5 g (birth weight).

Is the northern lapwing endangered?

The northern lapwing’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern lapwing?

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

About the northern lapwing

The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit, green plover, or (in Ireland and Great Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern lapwing (revision 1359049934), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25392 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).