Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)
- SpeciesPluvialis squatarola (Black-bellied Plover)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
📅 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 Black-bellied Plover in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 377 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-bellied Plover in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Plover in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.