Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
📅 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 Common Ringed Plover in Vatnajokull National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 317 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Vatnajokull National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.