Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park

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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	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-crowned Plovercrest in Iguaçu National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Purple-crowned Plovercrest sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple-crowned Plovercrest in Iguaçu National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Purple-crowned Plovercrest in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.