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 Caroni Swamp
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
📅 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 Caroni Swamp?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Caroni Swamp?
August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.