Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated Plover)
Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
📅 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 Semipalmated Plover in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.