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 Wadden Sea National Park
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 2734 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Wadden Sea National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.