Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
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 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
60–70%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
40–50%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
7 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
8 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
9 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
13 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
0–10%
14 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
15 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
16 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
17 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
18 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
19 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
20 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
21 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
22 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
24 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Lapwing in Cairngorms National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Northern Lapwing sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 724 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Lapwing in Cairngorms National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.

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