Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)
- SpeciesPluvialis squatarola (Black-bellied Plover)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
📅 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 Black-bellied Plover in Everglades National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 869 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-bellied Plover in Everglades National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Plover in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.