Common Ringed Plover
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Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Silhouette: Alexandre Vong · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Doñana National Park
1,019 Verified sightings at Doñana National Park From 2019 to 2026
10,039 Verified sightings across all 61 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Common Ringed Plover

The common ringed plover, great ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland. The common ringed plover was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the current binomial name Charadrius hiaticula. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "Europa & America" but this is now restricted to Sweden. The specific epithet hiaticula is late Medieval Latin for a plover.

Three subspecies are recognised: C. h. psammodromus Salomonsen, 1930 – Arctic of North Atlantic: Ellesmere Island and Baffin Island (northeast Canada, sporadic); Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Svalbard (north of Norway)

C. h. hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 – temperate east North Atlantic region: British Isles and northwest France to south Scandinavia and Baltic States C. h. tundrae (Lowe, 1915) – Arctic Ocean coasts, islands: north Scandinavia to Chukchi Peninsula (northeast Siberia) including Novaya Zemlya and New Siberian Islands (north of northwest, northeast Russia) and St. Lawrence Island (north Bering Sea; erratic... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius morinellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Spur-winged Lapwing
LC

Spur-winged Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus spinosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black-winged Stilt
LC

Black-winged Stilt

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Himantopus himantopus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Pied Avocet
LC

Pied Avocet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Recurvirostra avosetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Black-tailed Godwit
NT

Black-tailed Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa limosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Green Sandpiper
LC

Green Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa ochropus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-legged Gull
LC

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringed Plover in Doñana National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 1,019 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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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