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 Death Valley National Park
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
California Gull
Larus californicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Death Valley National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.