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 Iguazú National Park
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Paraguayan Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
📅 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 Iguazú National Park?
About 62% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 2608 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Iguazú National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.