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 Canaima National Park
Giant Snipe
Gallinago undulata
Paraguayan Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
📅 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 Canaima National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Canaima National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.