Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusPluvialis (Golden Plovers and Grey Plover)
- SpeciesPluvialis squatarola (Black-bellied Plover)
The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Las Baulas Marine National Park
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
📅 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 Black-bellied Plover in Las Baulas Marine National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Plover sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-bellied Plover in Las Baulas Marine National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Plover in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.