Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)
- SpeciesPluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden-Plover)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
📅 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 Pacific Golden-Plover in Chitwan National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pacific Golden-Plover sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Golden-Plover in Chitwan National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Golden-Plover in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.