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 Snowdonia National Park, based on 359 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
📅 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 Snowdonia National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 359 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Lapwing in Snowdonia National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.