Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sandplover)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Sandplover sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Eastern Sand Plover
Charadrius veredus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 6 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Sandplover in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Sandplover sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Sandplover in Ningaloo Marine Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Sandplover in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.