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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
📅 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.