Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
- Family
- Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast Asia from northeastern India to Cambodia. The Japanese population winters, at least partially, in southern Honshū.
This species has occurred as a vagrant in Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, New South Wales, Australia, Telangana and Sri Lanka, as well as Sweden and England.
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Range and habitat
Breeds inland northeastern China (Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia), and central and southern Japan (Honshu to Kyushu); winters to southern and northeastern India, through southeastern Asia, Malayan Peninsula, Vietnam, and southeastern China.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Grey-headed lapwing
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
