Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sandplover)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Beach Thick-knee
Esacus magnirostris
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Sandplover in Daintree National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Greater Sandplover sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Sandplover in Daintree National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Sandplover in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.