Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusVanellus (Lapwings)
- SpeciesVanellus vanellus (Northern Lapwing)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 662 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
📅 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 Northern Lapwing in Doñana National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 662 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Lapwing in Doñana National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.