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 La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
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 La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1458 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.