Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
📅 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 Common Ringed Plover in Doñana National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 821 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Doñana National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.