Northern Lapwing
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Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Biebrza National Park
861 Verified records at Biebrza National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tewit, green plover, or (in Ireland and Great Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 861 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Biebrza National Park

European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

5–10% · Rare
Common Ringed Plover
LC

Common Ringed Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius hiaticula

<5% · Rare
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

<5% · Rare
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

50–60% · Likely
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

40–50% · Likely
Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

30–40% · Possible
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

30–40% · Possible
Black-tailed Godwit
NT

Black-tailed Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa limosa

30–40% · Possible
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

20–30% · Possible
White-winged Tern
LC

White-winged Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias leucopterus

20–30% · Possible
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Biebrza National Park?

About 63% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 861 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.

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