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Waders

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Rare winter visitorLow timing confidence

Season in Chiang Mai & Lamphun

Regular arrivalUnknown
PeakUnknown
Regular departureUnknown
Prime windowUnknown – Unknown

Habitat

Primary
Open rice fields / floodplain
Secondary
Short wet grass and harvested paddies
Elevation
Lowland

Closest practical Chiang Mai option

Chiang Dao paddies
~75 kmHigh confidence

Where to look

  1. Chiang Dao paddies
  2. Doi Lo paddies
  3. Tha Ton / Mae Kok River

Peak week unresolved in the current model. Regular arrival unresolved; use individual seasonal records. Regular departure unresolved; use individual seasonal records. Timing is based on extremely sparse local data; treat the displayed dates as an alert window, not a stable seasonal curve.

Evidence & sources

1 checklist/site-confirmed; 0 district/range-record confirmed; remaining slots use habitat + project public-hotspot evidence.

Biological/status source