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 Cahuita National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
📅 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 Cahuita National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Cahuita National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.