Pluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)

Genus

Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Pluvialis

4 species in our catalog · found in 127 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
American Golden-Plover
LC

American Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis dominica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
~50%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
~50%
3 Camargue 🇫🇷 France 4
~50%
4 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
~40%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~40%
6 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~40%
7 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
~30%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 4
~30%
9 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
~30%
10 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
11 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
~20%
12 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
~20%
13 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
~20%
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
~20%
15 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 2
~20%
16 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
~20%
17 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
~20%
18 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
~10%
19 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
~10%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
~10%
21 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
~10%
22 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~10%
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
24 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
~10%
25 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
26 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 2
~10%
27 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 3
~10%
28 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
29 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
30 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
~10%
31 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
32 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~10%
33 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
34 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
35 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
~10%
36 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
~10%
37 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
~10%
38 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
39 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
~10%
40 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 2
~10%
41 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
~10%
42 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
43 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 2
~10%
44 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
45 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
<5%
46 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
<5%
47 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
48 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
<5%
49 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
50 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
51 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 3
<5%
52 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 2
<5%
53 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
54 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
55 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
56 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
57 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
<5%
58 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
59 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
60 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
61 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
<5%
62 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
63 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
64 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 3
<5%
65 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
<5%
66 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
67 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
68 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
69 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
70 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
<5%
71 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
72 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
<5%
73 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
74 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
75 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
76 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
77 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
78 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
79 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
80 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
81 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
82 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
83 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
84 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
85 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
86 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
87 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
88 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
89 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
90 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
91 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
92 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
93 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
94 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
95 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
96 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
97 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
98 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 2
<5%
99 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
<5%
100 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
101 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
102 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
103 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
104 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
105 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 2
<5%
106 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
107 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
108 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
109 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
110 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
111 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
112 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
113 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
114 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
115 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
116 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
117 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
118 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
119 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
120 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
121 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
122 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
123 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
124 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
125 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
126 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
127 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%