Southern Lapwing
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Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
2,415 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), commonly called quero-quero in Brazil, or tero in Argentina and Uruguay, tero-tero in Paraguay, and queltehue in Chile is a wader in the order Charadriiformes. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions (e.g. most of the Amazon), the higher parts of the Andes, and the arid coast of a large part of western South America. This bird is particularly common in the basin of the Río de la Plata. It has also been spreading through Central America in recent years. It reached Trinidad in 1961, Tobago in 1974, and has rapidly increased on both islands, sporadically making its way North to Barbados where one pair mated, nested, and produced chicks in 2007. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Lapwing sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 2,415 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Killdeer
NT

Killdeer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius vociferus

Insufficient data
Wattled Jacana
LC

Wattled Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana jacana

50–60% · Likely
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

5–10% · With luck
Northern Jacana
LC

Northern Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana spinosa

Insufficient data
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

Insufficient data
Royal Tern

Royal Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus maximus

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
Laughing Gull
LC

Laughing Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus atricilla

<5% · Rare
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

<5% · Rare
Black-necked Stilt
Endemic

Black-necked Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus mexicanus

<5% · Rare
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus sandvicensis

<5% · Rare
Franklin's Gull
LC

Franklin's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus pipixcan

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
4 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
60–70%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
6 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
50–60%
7 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
8 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
9 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
10 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
40–50%
11 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
12 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
13 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
14 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
15 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
16 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
17 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
18 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
19 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
20 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
21 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
22 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
23 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
24 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
25 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
26 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
27 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
28 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
29 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
30 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
31 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
32 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
33 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
34 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
35 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
36 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
37 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
38 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
39 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
40 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
41 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
42 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
43 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
44 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
45 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
46 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
47 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
48 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
49 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
50 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
51 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
52 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
53 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
55 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
60 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
61 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
62 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
65 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
66 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
67 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
68 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
69 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
70 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
71 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
72 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
73 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Lapwing in Soberanía National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Lapwing sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 2,415 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Soberanía National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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