Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus chilensis (Southern Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Lapwing in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Anavilhanas National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.