Semipalmated Plover

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

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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	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
10	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
15	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
18	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
20	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
22	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
24	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
26	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
29	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	0–10%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
31	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
37	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
40	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
50	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
51	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
55	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
57	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
58	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
60	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
61	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
62	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
63	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
64	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
65	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Semipalmated Plover in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 66 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Big Cypress National Preserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.