Charadrius pecuarius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kittlitz's Plover sighting in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 339 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kittlitz's Plover in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August and October–January, the lowest months. That is one of Moremi Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in May.
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.
16th of 19
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Kittlitz's Plover sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 16th at about 10%. 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kittlitz's Plover is recorded against all the birds logged in Moremi Game Reserve (72 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.
