Red-Capped Plover

Where to see

Red-Capped Plover

Charadrius ruficapillus

Rottnest Island leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-Capped Plover during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
2 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
4 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
5 Phillip Island Nature Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Red-Capped Plover?

Rottnest Island

In Rottnest Island, Australia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Capped Plover sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Red-Capped Plover?

Cape Range and more

After Rottnest Island, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-Capped Plover are in Cape Range (Australia, about 40%), Daintree National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Booderee National Park (Australia, about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Red-Capped Plover?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are September in Rottnest Island (about 80%), February and December in Cape Range (about 60%) and July and September in Daintree National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-Capped Plover on a given day. Each park's Red-Capped Plover page has the full month-by-month chart.