Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius melodus (Piping Plover)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Piping Plover in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Piping Plover sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Piping Plover in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Piping Plover in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.