Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius morinellus (Eurasian Dotterel)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 11 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Dotterel in Doñana National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Dotterel sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Dotterel in Doñana National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Dotterel in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.