Greater Sandplover

Greater Sandplover

Charadrius leschenaultii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
4 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
0–10%
5 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
8 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
9 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Sandplover in Tsavo East National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Greater Sandplover sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 205 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Sandplover in Tsavo East National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Greater Sandplover in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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