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 Kenai Fjords National Park
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus brevirostris
Parakeet Auklet
Aethia psittacula
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
📅 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 Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Kenai Fjords National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.