Andean Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park

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	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	20–30%
2	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
3	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
4	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
5	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
7	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
8	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Andean Lapwing in Cajas National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Andean Lapwing sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 90 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Andean Lapwing in Cajas National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Andean Lapwing in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.