River Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Chitwan 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	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	50–60%
2	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	40–50%
3	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
4	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
5	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
6	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
7	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
8	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
9	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
11	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
12	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
13	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a River Lapwing in Chitwan National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a River Lapwing sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 655 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see River Lapwing in Chitwan National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for River Lapwing in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.