Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius melodus (Piping Plover)
Closest Relatives at Gros Morne National Park
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Piping Plover at Gros Morne National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |