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 Yala National Park
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
📅 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 Yala National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Yala National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Yala National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Yala National Park in our monthly data.