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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
📅 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Common Ringed Plover sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 169 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.