Northern Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park

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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	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	70–80%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	70–80%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	60–70%
4	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
5	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	40–50%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	20–30%
8	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
9	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	20–30%
11	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
13	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	5–10%
14	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
15	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
16	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
17	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
18	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
19	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
20	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
21	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
22	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
23	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
24	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
25	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
26	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Lapwing in Białowieża National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 253 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Lapwing in Białowieża National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.