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 Garden Route National Park
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
African Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Garden Route National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-bellied Plover in Garden Route National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Plover in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.