Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyPluvianidae (Egyptian Plovers)
- GenusPluvianus
- SpeciesPluvianus aegyptius (Egyptian Plover)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Egyptian Plover in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 62% of visitor-days record a Egyptian Plover sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 195 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Egyptian Plover in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Egyptian Plover in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.