Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius hiaticula (Common Ringed Plover)
The common ringed plover, great ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Ringed Plover in Cairngorms National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ringed Plover sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Ringed Plover in Cairngorms National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Ringed Plover in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.