Black-bellied Plover

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park
1 Verified records at Ranomafana National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-bellied Plover at Ranomafana National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
4 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
8 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
10 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
13 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
19 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
20 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
21 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
22 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
23 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
24 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
25 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5–10%
26 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
27 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
28 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
29 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
31 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
32 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
33 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
34 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
37 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
39 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
40 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
43 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
44 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
45 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
46 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
47 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
50 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
51 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
55 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
56 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
57 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
59 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
60 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
61 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
62 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
63 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
64 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
65 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
66 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
67 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
68 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
69 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
70 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
71 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
72 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
73 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
74 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
75 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
76 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
77 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
78 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
79 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
80 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
81 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
82 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
83 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
84 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
85 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
86 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
87 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
88 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
89 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
90 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
91 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
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