Charadrius pecuarius
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35–40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation. It is native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Delta and Madagascar. It is thought to be mainly polygamous and has monomorphic plumage.
Kittlitz's plover is a small shorebird weighing between 35 and 40 grams. Both males and females share similar physical characteristics, with a black bill, dark brown eyes framed by black eyelids, and black legs, although at times, the legs can appear greenish or grey. During the breeding season, the male displays distinct features, including a white forehead, a blackish bar followed by a narrow white bar on the forecrown, while the remainder of the crown appears brown with sandy tips on the feathers. A black stripe, separated from the crown by a white superciliary stripe, runs from the bill through the eye and extends to the side of the neck, forming a collar across the upper mantle. The mantle is dark grey-brown, and the other upperparts are sooty brown with feathers featuring sandy rufous margins. The face...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierpark Hagenbeck | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kittlitz's Plover sighting in Akagera National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 322 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Kittlitz's Plover in Akagera National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to March, the lowest months. That is one of Akagera National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 110 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kittlitz's Plover sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 19
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Kittlitz's Plover sightings, Akagera National Park ranks 7th at about 30%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 70%), Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (Senegal, about 50%) and Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Charadriidae
The closest relatives of the Kittlitz's Plover that you can see in Akagera National Park (family Charadriidae, Plovers and Lapwings) are African Wattled Lapwing (about 60%), Spur-winged Lapwing (about 50%) and Senegal Lapwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kittlitz's Plover is recorded against all the birds logged in Akagera National Park (92 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
