Common Ringed Plover

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

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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	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
2	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
4	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
11	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
12	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
14	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
15	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
17	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	0–10%
18	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	0–10%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
20	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
22	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
24	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
27	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
28	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
29	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
30	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
34	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
35	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
37	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
38	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
39	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
40	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
42	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
43	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
44	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
46	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
47	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
48	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
49	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
50	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
51	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringed Plover in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 204 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Lake Nakuru National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.