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 Isle Royale National Park
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Semipalmated Plover at Isle Royale 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