European Golden Plover

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Thingvellir National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
50–60%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
5 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
7 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
9 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
10 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
14 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Golden Plover in Thingvellir National Park?

About 53% of visitor-days record a European Golden Plover sighting in Thingvellir National Park, based on 125 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see European Golden Plover in Thingvellir National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for European Golden Plover in Thingvellir National Park in our monthly data.

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