Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sandplover)
Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Eastern Sand Plover
Charadrius veredus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Sandplover in Bali Barat National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Greater Sandplover sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Sandplover in Bali Barat National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Greater Sandplover in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.