Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)
- SpeciesPluvialis squatarola (Black-bellied Plover)
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-bellied Plover in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 69 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-bellied Plover in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Plover in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.