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 Manuel Antonio National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Manuel Antonio National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.