Red-wattled lapwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-wattled lapwing lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Vanellus indicus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Charadriidae

Where does the red-wattled lapwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-wattled lapwing in 20 countries and territories across Asia.

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.

Is the red-wattled lapwing endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red-wattled lapwing?

The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Charadriidae, genus Vanellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-wattled lapwing

The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching. Their characteristic loud alarm calls are indicators of human or animal movements and the sounds have been variously rendered as did he do it or pity to do it leading to the colloquial name of did-he-do-it bird. Usually seen in pairs or small groups not far from water, they sometimes form large aggregations in the non-breeding season (winter). They nest in a ground scrape laying three to four camouflaged eggs. Adults near the nest fly around, diving at potential predators while calling noisily. The cryptically patterned chicks hatch and immediately follow their parents to feed, hiding by lying low on the ground or in the grass when threatened.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-wattled lapwing (revision 1381132758), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q752398 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).