Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sandplover)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Sandplover in Yala National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Greater Sandplover sighting in Yala National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Sandplover in Yala National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Sandplover in Yala National Park in our monthly data.