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 →
70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 377 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
📅 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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 75% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 377 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Lapwing in Hortobágy National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.