Pluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)

Genus

Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Pluvialis

4 species in our catalog · found in 121 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

50–60% · Likely
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

40–50% · Likely
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

30–40% · Possible
American Golden-Plover
LC

American Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis dominica

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
50–60%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
50–60%
3 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
40–50%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
5 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
30–40%
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
30–40%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 4
30–40%
8 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
20–30%
9 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
20–30%
10 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
20–30%
11 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
20–30%
12 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
10–20%
13 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
10–20%
14 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
10–20%
15 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 2
10–20%
16 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
10–20%
17 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
10–20%
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
10–20%
19 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
20 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
10–20%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
22 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
10–20%
23 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
5–10%
24 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 2
5–10%
25 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 3
5–10%
26 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
27 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
28 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
5–10%
29 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
30 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
5–10%
31 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
5–10%
32 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
33 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
5–10%
34 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
5–10%
35 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
5–10%
36 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
5–10%
37 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
5–10%
38 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 2
5–10%
39 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
5–10%
40 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
41 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 2
5–10%
42 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
43 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
<5%
44 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
<5%
45 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
46 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
<5%
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
48 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
49 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 3
<5%
50 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 2
<5%
51 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
52 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
53 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
54 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
<5%
55 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
56 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
57 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
58 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
<5%
59 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
60 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
61 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 3
<5%
62 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
<5%
63 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
64 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
65 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
66 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
67 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
<5%
68 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
69 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
<5%
70 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
71 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
72 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
73 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
74 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
75 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
76 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
77 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
78 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
79 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
80 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
81 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
82 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
83 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
84 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
85 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
86 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
87 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
88 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
89 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
90 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
91 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
92 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
93 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
94 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
95 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 2
<5%
96 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
<5%
97 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
98 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
99 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
100 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
101 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
102 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 2
<5%
103 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
104 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
105 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
106 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
107 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
108 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
109 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
110 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
111 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
112 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
113 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
114 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
115 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
116 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
117 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
118 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
119 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
120 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
121 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%