European Golden Plover

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
5 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
7 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
9 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
10 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
14 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

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.

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