Common Ringed Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Doñana National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
13 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
14 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
15 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
0–10%
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
17 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
18 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
0–10%
19 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
22 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
24 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
25 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
28 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
29 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
30 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
31 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
33 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
34 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
35 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
36 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
37 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
38 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
39 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
40 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
42 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
43 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
44 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
45 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
46 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
47 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
48 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
49 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
50 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
51 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

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.

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