Where does the Southern Lapwing live?
Vanellus chilensis has 1,237,965 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from Argentina.
- 1,237,965 records
- 38 places
- 129 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesCharadriidaeVanellus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 287,275 | |
| Brazil | 272,224 | |
| Chile | 220,179 | |
| Colombia | 218,278 | |
| Costa Rica | 48,459 | |
| Panama | 45,876 | |
| Uruguay | 44,560 | |
| Venezuela | 26,537 | |
| Paraguay | 18,105 | |
| Ecuador | 16,263 | |
| Bolivia | 11,519 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 9,774 | |
| Peru | 4,897 | |
| Guyana | 3,371 | |
| Curaçao | 3,057 | |
| Aruba | 2,122 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,470 | |
| Bonaire | 1,132 | |
| United States | 902 | |
| Honduras | 657 | |
| Grenada | 387 | |
| El Salvador | 272 | |
| Mexico | 227 | |
| Guatemala | 153 | |
| Belize | 110 | |
| Barbados | 80 | |
| Suriname | 32 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15 | |
| Falkland Islands | 12 | |
| French Guiana | 7 | |
| United Kingdom | 4 | |
| Spain | 2 | |
| France | 1 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | |
| Portugal | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Charadriidae.
Killdeer
9,887,792 records
Northern Lapwing
4,480,328 records
Black-bellied Plover
2,520,026 records
Common Ringed Plover
1,825,772 records
Semipalmated Plover
1,753,359 records
Masked Lapwing
1,462,308 records
European Golden-Plover
1,084,276 records
Red-wattled Lapwing
970,178 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.