Black-bellied Plover

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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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	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
9	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
15	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
17	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
19	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
20	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
24	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
25	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
28	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
30	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
31	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
32	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
35	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
36	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
38	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
41	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
42	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
45	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
48	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
52	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
53	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
54	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
57	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
58	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
60	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
61	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
62	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
63	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
64	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
66	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
68	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
69	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
70	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
71	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
72	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
73	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
74	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
75	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
76	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
77	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
78	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
79	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
80	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
81	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
82	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
83	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
84	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
85	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
86	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
87	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
88	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-bellied Plover in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-bellied Plover in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Plover in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.