Eastern Sand Plover
Charadrius veredus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius veredus (Eastern Sand Plover)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Sand Plover in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Eastern Sand Plover sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Sand Plover in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Sand Plover in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.