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 Tijuca National Park
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
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 Tijuca National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Southern Lapwing sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 118 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Tijuca National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.