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 Gates of the Arctic National Park
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 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 Gates of the Arctic National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Gates of the Arctic National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Gates of the Arctic National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Gates of the Arctic National Park in our monthly data.