Northern Lapwing
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Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
21 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
December 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

River Lapwing
NT

River Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus duvaucelii

10–20% · With luck
Red-wattled Lapwing
LC Endemic

Red-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus indicus

<5% · Rare
Grey-headed Lapwing
LC

Grey-headed Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus cinereus

Insufficient data
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

<5% · Rare
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

<5% · Rare
Ibisbill
LC

Ibisbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ibidorhyncha struthersii

<5% · Rare
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

<5% · Rare
Barred Buttonquail
LC Endemic

Barred Buttonquail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turnix suscitator

<5% · Rare
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

Insufficient data
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
LC

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Royal Manas National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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