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 Coiba National Park
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 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 Coiba National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-bellied Plover in Coiba National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Plover in Coiba National Park in our monthly data.