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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 643 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.