Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated Plover)
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Tawny-throated Dotterel
Oreopholus ruficollis
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
📅 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 Semipalmated Plover in Galápagos Islands?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 1870 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Galápagos Islands?
November has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.