Northern Lapwing
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Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
5,067 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
May 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 5,067 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Red-wattled Lapwing
LC Endemic

Red-wattled Lapwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Vanellus indicus

Insufficient data
Sociable Lapwing
CR

Sociable Lapwing

Bird

Vanellus gregarius

Insufficient data
Common Ringed Plover
LC

Common Ringed Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius hiaticula

20–30% · Possible
European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

10–20% · With luck
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

10–20% · With luck
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius morinellus

<5% · Rare
American Golden-Plover
LC

American Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis dominica

<5% · Rare
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Insufficient data
Greater Sandplover
LC

Greater Sandplover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius leschenaultii

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

60–70% · Likely
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
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 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 Wadden Sea National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Lapwing sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 5,067 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Lapwing in Wadden Sea National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Lapwing in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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