Genus

Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Pluvialis

4 species in our catalog · found in 82 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)

Species in this group

Pluvialis squatarola

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pluvialis fulva

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pluvialis apricaria

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pluvialis dominica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 12 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~60%
	Black-bellied Plover			~60%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
2	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~60%
	Black-bellied Plover			~60%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~50%
	Black-bellied Plover			~50%
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 4	~40%
	European Golden Plover			~30%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
5	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	4 of 4	~30%
	Black-bellied Plover			~30%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~30%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~30%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-bellied Plover			~30%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 4	~20%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
9	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
10	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
11	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 4	~20%
	European Golden Plover			~20%
12	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
13	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
14	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	European Golden Plover			~10%
15	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
16	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
18	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
19	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
20	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
21	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	European Golden Plover			~10%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
23	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
25	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
27	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
28	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
29	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 4	~10%
	American Golden-Plover			~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
31	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
32	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
33	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
34	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
35	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
36	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
37	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
38	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
39	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
41	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
42	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
43	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
44	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
45	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
46	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
47	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
48	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
49	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
50	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
51	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
52	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
53	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
54	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
55	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
56	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 4	<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
57	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
58	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
59	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
60	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
61	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
62	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
63	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
64	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
65	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
66	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 4	<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
67	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
68	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
69	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
70	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
71	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
72	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
73	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
74	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
75	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
76	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
77	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
78	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
79	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
80	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
81	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
82	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-bellied Plover			~40%
2	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 4	~30%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
3	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 4	~30%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
4	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 4	~30%
	Black-bellied Plover			~30%
5	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
6	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
7	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
8	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
9	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
10	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	European Golden Plover			~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
11	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-bellied Plover			~20%
12	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
13	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
14	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
15	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
16	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
17	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
18	Dammam	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
19	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	2 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
20	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
21	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
22	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
23	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
24	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
25	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
26	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
27	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
28	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
29	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			~10%
30	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4	~10%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
31	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			~10%
32	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 4	~10%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
33	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
34	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
35	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
36	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
37	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
38	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
39	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
40	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
41	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
42	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
43	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
44	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
45	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
46	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
47	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
48	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
49	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
50	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
51	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
52	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
53	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
54	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
55	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
56	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
57	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
58	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 4	<5%
	European Golden Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
59	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
60	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	<5%
	Pacific Golden-Plover			<5%
	Black-bellied Plover			<5%
	American Golden-Plover			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
5	Honolulu Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Monterey Bay Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Seattle Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
10	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
11	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
12	Seattle Marine Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Species in this group

Black-bellied Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

European Golden Plover

American Golden-Plover

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found