European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)
- SpeciesPluvialis apricaria (European Golden Plover)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
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 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Golden Plover in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a European Golden Plover sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Golden Plover in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for European Golden Plover in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.