Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusCharadrius (Holarctic Ringed Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesCharadrius semipalmatus (Semipalmated Plover)
The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partially webbed feet. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
📅 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 Semipalmated Plover in Katmai National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Semipalmated Plover sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Semipalmated Plover in Katmai National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Semipalmated Plover in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.