Masked Lapwing

Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Abel Tasman National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
6 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
8 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
9 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
10 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
11 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
12 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
13 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
14 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
15 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
16 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
17 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
18 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
19 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
20 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
21 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
22 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
23 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Masked Lapwing in Abel Tasman National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Masked Lapwing sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 130 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Masked Lapwing in Abel Tasman National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Masked Lapwing in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.

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