Southern Lapwing
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Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Torres del Paine National Park
746 Verified records at Torres del Paine National Park
September 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Lapwing sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 746 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park

Tawny-throated Dotterel
LC

Tawny-throated Dotterel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreopholus ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Rufous-Chested Dotterel
LC

Rufous-Chested Dotterel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius modestus

Insufficient data
Brown-hooded Gull

Brown-hooded Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus maculipennis

20–30% · With luck
Magellanic Oystercatcher
LC

Magellanic Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus leucopodus

10–20% · With luck
Magellanic Snipe
LC

Magellanic Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago magellanica

10–20% · With luck
Least Seedsnipe
LC

Least Seedsnipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thinocorus rumicivorus

5–10% · With luck
South American Tern
LC

South American Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundinacea

5–10% · Rare
Wilson's Phalarope
LC

Wilson's Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus tricolor

<5% · Rare
Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

<5% · Rare
Baird's Sandpiper
LC

Baird's Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris bairdii

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellowlegs
VU

Lesser Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa flavipes

<5% · Rare
Hudsonian Godwit
VU

Hudsonian Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa haemastica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
20–30
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 Torres del Paine National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Lapwing sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 746 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Lapwing in Torres del Paine National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Southern Lapwing in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.

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