Semipalmated Plover

Closest Relatives at Elk Island 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	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
10	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
13	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
15	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
18	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
20	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
22	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
24	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
26	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
29	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	0–10%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
31	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
37	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
40	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
50	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
51	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
55	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
57	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
58	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
60	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
61	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
62	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
63	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
64	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
65	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data