Masked Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Daintree 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	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	50–60%
2	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
3	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
4	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
5	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
6	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
7	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
8	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
9	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
10	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
11	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
12	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
13	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
14	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
15	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
16	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
17	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
18	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
19	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
20	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
21	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
22	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
23	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Masked Lapwing in Daintree National Park?

About 58% of visitor-days record a Masked Lapwing sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 1065 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Masked Lapwing in Daintree National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Masked Lapwing in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.