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Photo: Shantanu Kuveskar, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Plovers & lapwings · Charadriidae
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Highest confidence 1.00
The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 781 recordings on 165 days since 1 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 1.00. It is heard in 6.5% of recordings, most often around 19:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 11 Oct 2026.
Red-wattled Lapwing in Pune: questions and answers
Is the Red-wattled Lapwing found in Pune?
The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 781 recordings on 165 days since 1 Apr 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 1.00. It is heard in 6.5% of recordings, most often around 19:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 11 Oct 2026.
When is the best time to hear the Red-wattled Lapwing in Baner, Pune?
It is heard most often around 19:00 IST. At dawn (05:00–07:59) it is confirmed in 5.9 of every 100 recordings, at night (20:00–04:59) in 4.2, against 6.5 over the whole day. Rates are per recording, so the extra recordings made at dawn and dusk do not inflate them.
Is the Red-wattled Lapwing a resident or a migrant in Pune?
Resident (provisional, from field guides for the Pune region; not yet reviewed for Baner).
How sure is Earth Pulse that it heard the Red-wattled Lapwing?
Every detection on this page scored 0.70 or more in BirdNET (confirmed). Its highest confidence is 1.00 and the median of its confirmed detections 0.91; 55% scored 0.90 or more. Lower-scoring results (0.15 to 0.70) are stored but not published; they can be downloaded after signing in on the data page.
Charts, the presence calendar and the latest detections load from the hourly snapshot. All birds of Pune.