Common Ringed Plover
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Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Silhouette: Alexandre Vong · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Wadden Sea National Park
4,232 Verified sightings at Wadden Sea National Park From 2019 to 2026
10,039 Verified sightings across all 61 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Common Ringed Plover

The common ringed plover, great ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland. The common ringed plover was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the current binomial name Charadrius hiaticula. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "Europa & America" but this is now restricted to Sweden. The specific epithet hiaticula is late Medieval Latin for a plover.

Three subspecies are recognised: C. h. psammodromus Salomonsen, 1930 – Arctic of North Atlantic: Ellesmere Island and Baffin Island (northeast Canada, sporadic); Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Svalbard (north of Norway)

C. h. hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758 – temperate east North Atlantic region: British Isles and northwest France to south Scandinavia and Baltic States C. h. tundrae (Lowe, 1915) – Arctic Ocean coasts, islands: north Scandinavia to Chukchi Peninsula (northeast Siberia) including Novaya Zemlya and New Siberian Islands (north of northwest, northeast Russia) and St. Lawrence Island (north Bering Sea; erratic... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius morinellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Greater Sandplover
LC

Greater Sandplover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius leschenaultii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Red-wattled Lapwing
LC

Red-wattled Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus indicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
American Golden-Plover
LC

American Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis dominica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Sociable Lapwing
CR

Sociable Lapwing

Bird

Vanellus gregarius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
6 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
~10%
7 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
10 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
15 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
16 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
18 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
19 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
20 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
22 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
23 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
24 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
25 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
27 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
31 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
33 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
34 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
36 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
37 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
39 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
40 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
41 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
42 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
43 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
44 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
45 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
46 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
48 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
49 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
50 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
51 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
52 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
53 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
54 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
55 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
56 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
57 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
58 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
59 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
60 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
61 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringed Plover in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 4,232 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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