Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus tricolor (Banded Lapwing)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Lapwing sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Eastern Sand Plover
Charadrius veredus
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Lapwing in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Lapwing sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Banded Lapwing in Ningaloo Marine Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Banded Lapwing in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.