India
White-tailed Lapwing
India
Moderate
Priority
Priority
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline
Current Annual Trend:
Trend Inconclusive
Distribution Range Size:
Moderate
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
-69.46
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-77.18, -59.43)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-3.68
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-5.72, -1.64)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
2,05,600
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(204,950, 206,250)
Migratory Status
Winter Migrant
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/whtlap1/. Accessed on 2025-04-22.
National Trend
State Trends
Chandigarh
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Rajasthan
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
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Conservation Area Trends
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