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 Darién National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
📅 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 Darién National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Darién National Park, based on 682 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Darién National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Darién National Park in our monthly data.