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 Fertő-Hanság 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
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
📅 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Dotterel sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Dotterel in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Dotterel in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.