Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius melodus (Piping Plover)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Piping Plover at Big Cypress National Preserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |