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 Kluane National Park
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Kluane National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Kluane National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.