Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus miles (Masked Lapwing)
Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Australian Pratincole
Stiltia isabella
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
Turnix castanotus
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 14 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 17 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 22 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 23 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Masked Lapwing in Litchfield National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Masked Lapwing sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 85 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Masked Lapwing in Litchfield National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Masked Lapwing in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.