Southern Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

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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	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	80–90%
2	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
4	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	60–70%
5	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
6	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	50–60%
7	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
8	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
9	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
10	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	40–50%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
12	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
13	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
15	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	30–40%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
17	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
19	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
20	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
21	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
22	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
23	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
24	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
26	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
27	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
28	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
29	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
30	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
31	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
32	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
33	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
35	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
36	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
37	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
39	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
40	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
41	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
42	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
43	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
44	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
45	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
46	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
47	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
48	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
49	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
50	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
51	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
52	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
53	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
55	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
57	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
60	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
64	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
67	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
68	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
69	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
70	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
71	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
72	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
73	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Lapwing in Carara National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Carara National Park, based on 163 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Carara National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Carara National Park in our monthly data.