Southern Lapwing

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Southern Lapwing in Darién National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Lapwing sighting in Darién National Park, based on 833 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: 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.

Vanellus chilensis

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
SpeciesVanellus chilensis (Southern Lapwing)

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

at Darién National Park

833 Verified sightings at Darién National Park From 2019 to 2026

32,948 Verified sightings across all 73 parks From 2019 to 2026

July Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Southern Lapwing

The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), commonly called quero-quero in Brazil, or tero in Argentina and Uruguay, tero-tero in Paraguay, and queltehue in Chile is a wader in the order Charadriiformes. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions (e.g. most of the Amazon), the higher parts of the Andes, and the arid coast of a large part of western South America. This bird is particularly common in the basin of the Río de la Plata. It has also been spreading through Central America in recent years. It reached Trinidad in 1961, Tobago in 1974, and has rapidly increased on both islands, sporadically making its way North to Barbados where one pair mated, nested, and produced chicks in 2007.

This lapwing is the only crested wader in South America. It is 32 to 38 cm (13 to 15 in) in length and weighs approximately 250 to 425 g (8.8 to 15.0 oz). The upperparts are mainly brownish grey, with a bronze glossing on the shoulders. The head is particularly striking; mainly grey with a black forehead and throat patch extending onto the black breast. A white border separates the black of the face from the grey of the head and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Charadrius semipalmatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Charadrius vociferus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pluvialis squatarola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Jacana jacana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Actitis macularius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Numenius hudsonicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa solitaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thalasseus maximus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Leucophaeus atricilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tringa semipalmata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~80%
2	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
4	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~60%
5	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
6	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~50%
7	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
8	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
9	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
10	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~40%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
12	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
13	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
15	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
17	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
19	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
20	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
21	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
22	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
23	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
24	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
26	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
27	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
28	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
29	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
30	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
31	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
32	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
33	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
35	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
36	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
37	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
40	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
41	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
42	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
43	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
44	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
45	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
46	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
47	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
48	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
49	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
50	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
51	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
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	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<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 Darién National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Lapwing sighting in Darién National Park, based on 833 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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Southern Lapwing

About the Southern Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Semipalmated Plover

Killdeer

Black-bellied Plover

Wattled Jacana

Spotted Sandpiper

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Solitary Sandpiper

Royal Tern

Sandwich Tern

Laughing Gull

Willet

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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