Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
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 Common Ringed Plover in Garden Route National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Garden Route National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.